Manitoba Investigates ER Death After Eight-Hour Wait
A patient at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre died after being triaged as low-priority, prompting a critical incident review into the province's strained healthcare system.
- The patient, a middle-aged man, arrived by ambulance and waited eight hours for care before his condition worsened and he could not be revived.
- Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara called the death a 'devastating loss' and announced a critical incident review to examine the circumstances and prevent similar cases.
- Emergency rooms in Manitoba, including the Health Sciences Centre, have been experiencing severe backlogs, with some patients waiting over 10 hours for care.
- The review will be conducted by Shared Health, though it is unclear how much of its findings will be made public or if a judicial inquest will follow.
- This incident has drawn comparisons to past ER deaths in Winnipeg and highlights ongoing challenges in addressing wait times and capacity issues across the province's healthcare system.
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