An investigation is underway after a patient died at a Winnipeg hospital.
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said it was investigating the death of a patient while waiting in the emergency department at Grace Hospital. In an interview with 680 CJOB, the agency said the patient had been waiting for a bed for 33 hours, after being triaged and assessed. The patient died in the morning of Nov. 18.
The health authority said a patient safety review was requested. An investigation will determine whether the case is a critical incident, which is defined as unintended event resulting in a serious and undesired consequence for a patient.
“The purpose of critical incident reporting is to look at what can be done differently and what improvements can be made to the way health-care providers work,” said the health authority in a separate statement.
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