CHSLD Herron

• Quebec coroner says many people share blame for high death toll in first wave of COVID-19

  The provincial government, the local health authority and the owners of the Herron care home 'passed the ball around' while residents were left to die, according to Géhane Kamel.

  Health

  May 19
  
• COVID-19: Montreal health director to leave job after coroner’s report into Herron deaths

  The health authority confirmed the move one day after a damning report from a Quebec coroner into dozens of pandemic-related deaths at nursing homes across the province.

  Health

  May 17
  
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• CAQ members applaud vote against public inquiry into seniors care during first wave of pandemic

  The government applauded their vote against a a public inquiry into the management of Quebec's seniors homes during the first wave of the pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 15
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• Herron care home was ‘deserted,’ even after health authority took over, recordings show

  Emails show that the regional health authority, West Island CIUSSS said they had taken over the Herron on March 29th, 2020 and things were "under control".

  Politics

  Apr 7
• As COVID-19 swept through Montreal long-term care home, owners called for help out of desperation

  The pair of recordings from the owners of the Herron private care home, where 47 people died in spring 2020, were entered into evidence for the coroner's inquest.

  Health

  Apr 6
• COVID-19: Email reveals Quebec ministers knew earlier about Herron care home tragedy

  Forty-seven residents of the Montreal-area private care home died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, leading to several investigations.

  Health

  Apr 5
• ‘Beyond what’s humanly acceptable’: Testimony ends at inquest into death Herron long-term care home

  Géhane Kamel said she is growing tired of finger-pointing between health authority managers called in to help at Residence Herron and the home's representatives.

  Health

  Oct 26, 2021
• Inquest into COVID-19 deaths at Quebec long-term care home hears from final witnesses

  Coroner Géhane Kamel elected to call additional witnesses this week because she said weeks of testimony had left her with too many unanswered questions.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2021
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• Quebec coroner extends hearings into COVID-19 deaths at Residence Herron

  The inquiry has heard that regional health authorities arrived on March 29, 2020, to find residents dehydrated, unfed and soiled.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2021
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• Staffing problems played role in COVID-19 crisis at Residence Herron, manager tells inquiry

  The inquiry has heard that regional health authorities found residents dehydrated, unfed and soiled when they entered the facility on March 29.

  Health

  Sep 22, 2021