Calls to fix Nova Scotia’s health system are intensifying following the death of a young mother while waiting for care in hospital. Allison Holthoff died at the emergency department in Amherst, N.S. after waiting seven hours. As Skye Bryden-Blom reports, advocates say more needs to be done to alleviate the strain on ERs.
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