A 76-year-old former Navy man committed suicide in the parking lot of a New York VA hospital where he was allegedly denied care. This has raised new questions about the federal agency, and his family and friends hope his death won’t be in vain.
Peter A. Kaisen, 76, of Islip, shot and killed himself outside the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where he had been a patient.
Sources told The New York Times that before taking his life, Kaisen was upset because the VA hospital would not allow him to see an emergency-room physician for a mental health condition.
“He went there for help with depression,” said Thomas Farley, a friend of Kaisen’s for 40 years. “That was his last hope, and he didn’t get any help.” Read the full article here ▶
