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Alberta Orders Joint Review After Edmonton Man Dies Waiting Hours in ER

The independent medical examiner is investigating, with the family seeking transparency.

Niharika Sreekumar, widow of Prashant Sreekumar, holds a picture of her and her husband, who died waiting for care in the emergency room of an Edmonton hospital.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has also begun an independent investigation.
Prashanth Sreekumar, 44, shown in this undated handout photo with his wife and three children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout
Musk made the remark while quoting a post that read the wife of the Indian-origin man “was told she was being rude after her husband died while waiting to be seen in the ER for over 8 hours with chest pain.”

Overview

  • Health Minister Matt Jones directed Acute Care Alberta and Covenant Health to examine the factors surrounding the death of 44-year-old Prashanth Sreekumar at Grey Nuns Community Hospital.
  • Acute Care Alberta said it will participate in the review and implement any recommendations, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has opened a separate investigation.
  • Family accounts say Sreekumar reported severe chest pain, was triaged, received an ECG and Tylenol, waited roughly eight hours in the emergency department, and collapsed shortly after being called into treatment.
  • Covenant Health offered condolences and cited privacy rules in declining to discuss specific care details while reviews are underway.
  • A GoFundMe for Sreekumar’s wife and three children has drawn support, as public reaction grew to include criticism from Elon Musk and a statement from India’s foreign ministry noting Canada’s responsibility.