Emergency Room Death

• New information results in postponement of coroner’s inquest into ER death

  A coroner's inquest into the death of a patient who died in a New Brunswick emergency room last summer has been postponed, the province announced Friday.

  Canada

  May 26, 2023
  
• N.S. doctor denies he failed in his duties after woman dies during long ER wait

  Allison Holthoff died at the Cumberland Regional Health Centre in Amherst, N.S., due to complications associated with an untreated splenic aneurysm.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2023
  
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• Patient death in hallway at Winnipeg hospital investigated as critical incident

  A critical incident report will be made public within three months, officials say, detailing what factors were at play the night a patient died in a Winnipeg ER hallway.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2023
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• Death of woman after 7-hour ER wait ‘not caused by negligence,’ N.S. health authority says

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority is requesting that a lawsuit over Allison Holthoff's death be dismissed, saying her death was not due to negligence on its part.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2023
• Family of N.S. woman who died after 7-hour ER wait suing health authority

  The family of Allison Holthoff, who died after a seven-hour wait at a Nova Scotia emergency room has launched a civil lawsuit against the province's health authority.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2023
• Emergency departments are in a state of crisis, Halifax ER chief says

  The head of emergency medicine for Halifax says it's in a state of 'crisis' amid a shortage of nurses, physicians and hospital beds, and with a rise in patients with complex needs.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2023
• ‘Enough is enough’: Moncton, N.B. rally demands action on health care after ER death

  A rally calling for improvements to New Brunswick's health-care system was held Saturday after a beloved member of Moncton's Muslim community died in the ER while waiting for care.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2022
• Fraser Health promises action following New Westminster woman’s death in ER

  The Fraser Health Authority says it will look at ways to improve its service following the death of a New Westminster woman who was left untreated in the Royal Columbian Hospital emergency room this month.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2017