Overview
- Minister Matt Jones directed Acute Care Alberta and Covenant Health to examine the circumstances and contributing factors surrounding the death.
- The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has opened an independent investigation.
- Prashanth Sreekumar, 44, reported chest pain and allegedly waited nearly eight hours at Grey Nuns Community Hospital before dying of an apparent cardiac arrest.
- Covenant Health conveyed condolences and said it cannot discuss specific care details due to patient privacy while inquiries proceed.
- The widow is seeking accountability and a transparent probe as a fundraiser supports their three children, while a community leader cites bed shortages and India’s foreign ministry says Canada should look into the case.