Kentucky Family Believes Poor Treatment at Local VA Hospital Led to Their Father’s Death

(lexington.va.gov) Family members of World War II veteran Louis Smith believe he may still be alive if it wasn’t for the shoddy care he received at the Lexington, Kentucky Veterans Administration facility, which they described as “inhumane, negligent, and insensitive.” “He was there for his country and he was proud to do it, and where were they for him?” Betty Abell, Smith’s daughter, told the Lexington Herald-Leader.