Horror! Dying NY Vets Denied Painkillers – Given Salt Water Instead

Gateway Pundit ^ | 7/16/14 | Jim Hoft

[blueyon]

Another day, another VA tragedy. An Albany nurse claims dying New York Veterans were denied painkillers. Instead they were given salt water mixtures. Valerie Riviello, a nurse at the Albany Stratton VA medical center, claims that fellow employees had reported to her that dying veterans were denied painkillers such as morphine to ease their pain. Instead, they were given salt water mixtures.

Riviello told the Times Union:

Among stories that nurse Valerie Riviello has heard from other employees at the Albany VA is one about dying patients who were supposed to receive morphine to alleviate pain, but instead got a salt-and-water mixture. A nurse treating hospice patients stole the vials of morphine, according to Riviello. She said managers delayed reporting the problem.

[Kackikat]

I wonder how people can have no conscience or feeling about others needs.

[Salvation]

Prayers for these veterans, true martyrs, murdered by the health care professionals. (If you want to call them that.)

Pray to Chaplain Emil Kapaun, chaplain in Korea and POW who died there. Several cures have been accorded to prayers to his intercession.

[Salvation]

Don’t put Christians in hospice care.

Hospice, I am convinced, kept increasing my husband’s morphine doses until he finally died.

[TurboZamboni]

They’re addicts.
ALL they care about is feeding their addiction.

The patient is just a stranger standing in their way.

[expat2]

I wonder who the VA workers sold thaat morphine to?

[trisham]

Depraved indifference.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Its so horrific its hard to even believe. Now that POS is buying a resort to put illegal immigrants in. I am beyond insane on this whole thing.

[Hugin]

Probably nobody. Lots of nurses and doctors are addicts.

[humblegunner]

This makes my blood boil!

I know.
That Hoft guy will rip off anything and call it his own work.

What a bunghole.

[CatherineofAragon]

Oh, well. The “immigrants” at the border are receiving health care for their problems. Shouldn’t we be happy about that? /S

[hal ogen]

They are called sociopaths. About 2-3% of the population are sociopaths. Probably the % of politicians who are so is much higher...also mid and upper Fed managers.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’m a Vet. I’m saving a bullet for myself, for sure.

[knarf]

I've said it and said it and said it a million more times before ....

IMBEDS !!!

[apocalypto]

My thoughts exactly. It’s horrible.

[donozark]

EBT Cards as well....America. What a country!

[SkyDancer]

If there is ......

[CatherineofAragon]

Yep. So far my head hasn’t exploded...I count myself lucky.

[Balata]

This isn’t Odinga’s fault,...

So, where does the buck stop?

[sport]

What do you expect from Democrats? They have no qualms about killing innocent babies in their mother’s womb. And in the case of the mothers a part of them. Is it to be expected if some elderly, who are unable to care for themselves are killed without mourning, or remorse.