Nova Scotia man wants answers after wife dies following seven-hour ER wait

AMHERST, NOVA SCOTIA - A Nova Scotia 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.

The Star showing so much concern for Nova Scotia's shit medical system while not long ago you were calling for the unvaccinated be left to die in tents outside of hospitals...

Damage beyond repair JustinTrudeau nsgov Either FIX it or have a combination of Public and private. Pls 🙏 🙏 do something about it.

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Tim Houston needs to step down. He has let this happen. Do you job Mr Premier and fix this now!!

Thanks Trudeau. More $$ for Ukraine though

krushowy An announcement by AnitaAnandMP on the same day of 19 billion for new jet fighters. prioritizehealthcarefunding shame JustinTrudeau

Good Luck!

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So sad JustinTrudeau

This could be any of us …

500,000 immigrants, 700,000 foreign students, and 750,000 TFWs a year has consequences.

Houston needs to resign. He has failed all of us. It's the only 'solution'.TimHoustonNS

Healthcare has to be fundamental concern of every Canadian 🇨🇦 This getting worst with no audit on the system or the caregivers. There are lack of Doctors 🥼 in every hospital THP_hospital ohipforall OntariosDoctors OntLiberal

Make service delivery private and accountable to consumers. Or else this will be the norm.

This is so very sad. A failure of the system on many levels.

Canada is fucked

Hospitals CEO should be charged. They're ultimately the ones who are in charge in the running of the Hospital.

The suffering this poor woman endured prior to her death is heartbreaking, infuriating and unacceptable. She was failed on so many levels.

Wait, I thought this was all Fords fault 🤔

Typical Toronto Star. This is why state media is totalitarian. Doesn’t trudeau want a centralized healthcare across Canada? Create a crisis, and seize power through a “solution” Keep pushing that commie narrative. Watch how it ends.

Inexcusable and criminal.

She died from? Vax complications

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Nova Scotia man wants answers after wife dies following seven-hour ER waitN.S. man says his wife waited more than six hours in the emergency department before being taken to a room and it was another hour before she saw a doctor and received pain treatment A brutal excruciating death to a canadian mother of three. Unacceptable! This woman was critical and was treated like she had a stomach ache. So sad. My condolences. But, the Groper Trudeau continues to play childish political games by refusing to contribute required federal funding for health care
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