man whose 37-year-old wife died in hospital after waiting seven hours to see a doctor is looking for answers from the provincial health system.
“Unfortunately I feel we were neglected to a point where they couldn’t ignore us anymore, but at that point it was just too late,” her widower, Gunter Holthoff, told reporters during a news conference Monday. He said that at one point during the wait his wife’s pain got so bad, she left her wheelchair and curled up in the fetal position on a blanket on the floor. He said he told a nurse several times that his wife’s condition was deteriorating, adding that at least one other person who was also waiting for care went to the nurse to urge them to help her.
He said he still doesn’t know her official cause of death and wants answers from the provincial government so both he and the public can have confidence in the health system. Smith-McCrossin suggested that a health-care worker be present in the hospital waiting room and that more nurses be moved to the emergency department. She said the provincial Health Department should also appoint a patient adviser to the hospital who would support families of deceased patients and answer questions.
Thompson said she wants the public to have confidence that they will be assisted when they seek help from the medical system.
Yes well warranted. My condolences to him and the family's. Canada has gone to become a 3rd world country since the liberals fuc$ things up.
This is just of the many cases across the country. What’s the point of “Universal Healthcare” when a patient doesn’t even get treated on time at the ER?
What about hearing about the medical side? What was the cause? I’m sure it’s not just the wait.
Answer: canada is run by a ship of fools and the media is it’s mouth piece. Everything is lies and deception. everything
The Canadian healthcare system needs investment from the provinces and federal government. What happened to this family demands action!
this is horrible ....Canada's health care system is failing terribly....provinces need to fix it now.
This is horrendous — the system is falling apart. Enough artificial scarcity, we need more supply: more doctors, more nurses, more health facilities. Scrap residency requirements, or at least expand & expedite to recognize foreign training.
'we are all mortal, and someday we will all leave this world'
Hundreds of unvaccinated nurses waiting at home to work. NS goverment is the reason for this death allowing the system to be overwhelmed.
More money!!! More tens of billions! Shovel it in. And we still get garbage health care like this. Anyone ask what this hospital's CEO and directors make a year for shitty results?
What an awful, tragic situation - hopefully we'll get more information
I am so sorry for your loss , words cannot express.
Terrible for that family and this is getting more and more common. Healthcare system is collapsing before our eyes and government officials do not do anything. And people still believe we are better off than 🇺🇸. 🤦🏻♂️
We don't pay enough taxes for healthcare. Unions keep saying that more money is needed. We shouldn't question how it's allocated.
Government unions/workers and the voters that have supported fighting private investment in the health care system are to blame. Hope they are happy with the results. Bringing in another 500 000+ immigrants before we can accomadate them will only make it worse. Let's be honest.
THIS HAS BEEN BREWING IN NS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS NOW, WHY HAS IT BEEN ALLOWED TO GET SO BAD? Why are we paying so much income tax again? Can someone tell me just how great our ''FREE'' healthcare is? Just how much better off we are than the Americans?
Unionized government monopoly with no accountability. Sad but true
Good luck…getting info or proper treatment in a timely matter is a joke these days !!!
From the article it sounds like a ruptured appendix that caused peritonitis, it's life-threatening if not operated on promptly - I don't understand how this can happen in a rich developed country, please provide a follow up on the story.
GG37374104 This case sounds eerily similar to mine in Oct 2021. I hope we hear what the cause was.
Condolences to her husband and family. Now I'm really scared to be in Canada, the whole country is in health care crisis
So sad. My condolences.
But, the Groper Trudeau continues to play childish political games by refusing to contribute required federal funding for health care
A brutal excruciating death to a canadian mother of three. Unacceptable! This woman was critical and was treated like she had a stomach ache.