The Veterans Affairs Montana Healthcare System Director announced his resignation Wednesday.

John Ginnity, who was named director in Winter 2015, cited several factors, including family and health.

According to Communication Director Mike Garcia, Ginnity had concerns about his leadership responsibilities and the resources he was given to accomplish them, adding he struggled with some 'ethical dilemmas' associated with the requests.

Ginnity's last day will be July 8th, in the meantime operations will continue as normal, and the search for a permanent replacement will likely take time.

Our Montana delegates offered comments on the news of the resignation.

“Our veterans deserve the absolute best we have to offer, sadly the VA has fallen tragically short at fulfilling their mission of providing care to our warriors. The VA must immediately embark on a thorough search for the right person to lead the VA in Montana. It’s time to shake things up at the VA and I think every effort should be made to get the right person in that job. As the VA moves forward, I believe they should seek out women leaders to promote. Women are serving in the military at historic levels, and research shows women make 80 percent of the healthcare decisions in their households. Their input and leadership will only bolster the service our veterans were promised.” -Representative Ryan Zinke

“I met face to face with Secretary McDonald yesterday to discuss this issue. He assured me that the VA will move quickly to find and properly vet a new director. I told the Secretary that I will hold the VA accountable for doing so, because Montana veterans deserve a leader who will work hard to increase their timely access to care.” -Senator Jon Tester

“Montana veterans deserve a leader who will ensure their needs are being met and the Montana VA has not lived up to this commitment. The Montana VA needs a strong leader who understands the mission and will not fail Montana veterans.” -Senator Steve Daines

This comes on the heels of other documents provided by Senator Steve Daines, outlining misconduct at the Montana VA.

Letters sent by Senator Daines in March and April state issues including doctors not being compensated for their care of veterans, and "poor access to care, retaliation against employees, and even extended vacation time taken by leadership,".

In the letters, Senator Daines says "it is clear to me that Montana veterans and VA employees are losing trust in the system ," and "I write today to encourage you to hold those you find at fault fully accountable, as soon as possible".

The Under Secretary of Health for the Department of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin responded to Senator Daines in late May. In his response, he stated the allegations are under investigation and additional witness interviews are required.

The full documents are available here:

Sen. Daines March 23rd Letter

Sen. Daines April 6th Letter

May 23rd Response Letter

Communications director Garcia said he was surprised to see the comments made by the congressional delegation, Senator Daines' in particular.

"This particular office of review investigation or inquiry was started based on allegations back in 2013, before Mr. Ginnity became the director. So to cite that investigation as, or to infer that it somehow had something to do with Mr. Ginnity's resignation I think is inappropriate and inaccurate," said Garcia.

Garcia also said it will take some time to find a replacement for the position, they do not expect it to be filled in the next month.