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76-Year-Old Vet Commits Suicide Outside VA Hospital After Turned Away from ER
Truth Revolt ^ | 8/28/2016 | Trey Sanchez

Posted on 08/28/2016 10:34:49 AM PDT by Bon of Babble

Veteran Peter A. Kaisen, 76, walked into the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Long Island Sunday to be seen about his mental health issues. When he was turned away at the emergency room, he went out to his car and shot himself.

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While illegal aliens are moved to the front of the lines for health care.

1 posted on 08/28/2016 10:34:49 AM PDT by Bon of Babble
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To: Bon of Babble

This is a national disgrace and this is only one story.


2 posted on 08/28/2016 10:39:18 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: Bon of Babble

The VA is institutionalized compassion. juggernaut humanism in place of the good.


3 posted on 08/28/2016 10:40:16 AM PDT by oblomov (We have passed the point where "law," properly speaking, has any further application. - C. Thomas)
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To: Bon of Babble

Having worked in the ER of a civilian hospital for years I think there’s something missing here.Yes,official VA policy...or a stupid error my a VA staff member...might be involved here but there are other possibilities as well.


4 posted on 08/28/2016 10:41:11 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (In Today's America Feelings Are The New Truth)
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To: Bon of Babble

This is truly an, “I have no words,” post. I hope the person or persons who turned him away are fired & used.


5 posted on 08/28/2016 10:41:38 AM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Bon of Babble

Obama VA admin’s response will be that Vets with ANY mental issue shouldn’t own guns.


6 posted on 08/28/2016 10:42:08 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Vote Against Oppressive Humidity!)
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To: leaning conservative

Sued


7 posted on 08/28/2016 10:42:22 AM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Bon of Babble

Barry uses the va to kill off older white veterans. Simple as that. They die waiting for care deliberaely withheld so they will eventually die.

It is planned and deliberate as most veterans are white and males.


8 posted on 08/28/2016 10:42:23 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Bon of Babble

Sad.

RIP comrade.

5.56mm


9 posted on 08/28/2016 10:42:42 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Bon of Babble

And the VA is the perfect example of government provided “healthcare”


10 posted on 08/28/2016 10:43:11 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: Bon of Babble

Someone screwed up BIG TIME.

The VA I attend has priority on mental health issues, and complete, and thorough instructions on the telephone, and posted around the hospital for those to that degree of depression they would take their own lives.

This is a very sad state of affairs. I blame the left, the Democrats for this condition, the state of the nation that people, men of the military are in such a state of depression they will actually take their own lives.

Until we get some leadership that respects our Nation, our people, our military this will continue I fear.


11 posted on 08/28/2016 10:45:25 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: M Kehoe

Something similar happened two weeks ago, but I can’t recall the details at the moment.

5.56mm


12 posted on 08/28/2016 10:45:51 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Gay State Conservative

True, but having experienced both VA and civilian ER care and in-patient care, the civilian hospital (Texas Health Presbyterian) was outstanding at all levels, they have to, as sub-standard care results in accountability and people can be fired and/or the hospital can lose patients and the hospital will go out of business. The VA is a headless bureaucrat heaven where nurses can’t be fired and the VA hospital can’t be sued eitherill try to dig out my VA hospital experienced and post to you. Amazing I survived my 5-days with the VA.


13 posted on 08/28/2016 10:48:48 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: Bon of Babble

Veterans Secretary Robert A. McDonald eagerly called Traitorobama to inform him that his kakistocracy’s plan to reduce the number of veterans waiting for medical care is now starting to work.


14 posted on 08/28/2016 10:49:32 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Crucial

What you said.

Heads should roll.


15 posted on 08/28/2016 10:52:48 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Hulka
True, but having experienced both VA and civilian ER care and in-patient care, the civilian hospital (Texas Health Presbyterian) was outstanding at all levels...

The point I was trying to make (badly,for sure ) is that there are several Federal laws which apply to *just* this kind of situation...people who seek care at a hospital ER.It's certainly possible that the VA is exempt from these laws but if this man had presented to a civilian ER he would have been assessed and,if they were unable to care for him for any reason,he would have been transferred,by ambulance,to a facility that *could* care for him.

16 posted on 08/28/2016 10:57:09 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (In Today's America Feelings Are The New Truth)
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To: oblomov

It’s like the TSA except they work in hospitals


17 posted on 08/28/2016 11:00:47 AM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: Bon of Babble

Trump ad in the making.


18 posted on 08/28/2016 11:02:36 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Fatherless violence is the problem; think about the double meaning.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Understood.
No argument here.


19 posted on 08/28/2016 11:37:45 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: Secret Agent Man

They know which groups vote for them and which don’t.


20 posted on 08/28/2016 11:59:59 AM PDT by cradle of freedom
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