'Just one second': Man with reported stroke-like symptoms left alone in St. John's hospital waiting room | SaltWire

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On Thursday, Sherry Brown of Paradise contacted The Telegram with the story of how her father was brought to the Health Sciences Centre emergency room on July 29 of this year. | SaltWire | READ MORE

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Dozens have since described similar situations, including one woman whose elderly mother had taken a fall and waited for seven hours before someone gave her some Tylenol for pain. It turned out she had a broken wrist, thumb and several ribs.In a packed waiting room at HSC just now, Nurse begs a very full waiting room & hallways full of very sick people on stretchers to please write their MHA’s & beg them to fix this. They’re not listening to nurses.

https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/if-youre-not-actively-dying-youre-not-being-seen-nightmarish-conditions-reported-at-st-johns-emergency-room-during-thanksgiving-holiday-100782263/When she arrived shortly afterwards, staff told her her father’s not in a bed yet, so come back in 20 minutes and they’ll bring her in to him.After checking everywhere, they finally asked if she’d checked the waiting room.

Her father was finally put on a heart monitor, but Brown was worried his blood sugar might be getting low.“I said, ‘What if we’re here until tomorrow? He’ll die.’ And , ‘I’m sorry, there’s nothing we can do.’”Plans were made to fit him with a temporary pacemaker, but not long after Brown went home to check on her children, she got a call from the doctor.He had flat-lined several times, but they were able to resuscitate him.“My father is dying, my mom is screeching.

 

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'Just one second': Man with reported stroke-like symptoms left alone in St. John's hospital waiting room | SaltWireKevin Green, 83, died at the Health Science Centre this summer after arriving with stroke-like symptoms. He eventually succumbed to heart failure, but his daughter says his final hours were stressful and undignified. nlpoli Via PJackson_NL SaltWire pjackson_nl GovNL HCS_GovNL PremierofNL This man would probably be alive today if you hadn't killed him with your ineptitude. What you are doing for the people of this Province is pitiful. How many more lives are on your hands? DO SOMETHING!
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