Der Vater von Edmonton stirbt in der Notaufnahme des Krankenhauses und wartet auf einen Arzt
Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor
Der Vater von Edmonton stirbt in der Notaufnahme des Krankenhauses und wartet auf einen Arzt
Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor
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Wow.
I am shocked, shocked I tell you, to see what happens when the provincial government consistently underfunds healthcare.
Those of us that are frontline have been screaming into the void about cuts and shortages for years.
>“He told me, ‘Papa, I cannot bear the pain,’” Kumar said.
>Kumar said his son told him and hospital staff the pain was a 15 out of 10. They did an electrocardiogram (ECG) on him to check his heart’s function, but the family said Prashant was told there was nothing of significance and to keep waiting.
>He waited, and waited some more.
>Kumar said as time passed, nurses would check Prashant’s blood pressure.
>“It went up, up, and up. To me, it was through the roof.”
>**More than eight hours went by before Prashant was called into the treatment area.**
>“After sitting maybe 10 seconds, he looked at me, he got up and put his hand on his chest and just crashed,” Kumar said.“He told me, ‘Papa, I cannot bear the pain,’” Kumar said.“I am in so much pain.”
>Kumar said his son told him and hospital staff the pain was a 15 out of 10. They did an electrocardiogram (ECG) on him to check his heart’s function, but the family said Prashant was told there was nothing of significance and to keep waiting.
>He waited, and waited some more.Kumar said as time passed, nurses would check Prashant’s blood pressure.“It went up, up, and up. To me, it was through the roof.”More than eight hours went by before Prashant was called into the treatment area.“After sitting maybe 10 seconds, he looked at me, he got up and put his hand on his chest and just crashed,” Kumar said.
>The Grey Nuns Hospital is run by Covenant Health.
>The organization told Global News in an email that it wouldn’t comment on the specifics surrounding patient care because of privacy, but did say the case is before the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
>“We offer our sympathy to the patient’s family and friends. There is nothing more important than the safety and care of our patients and staff,” the statement said.
This is pathetic! How was this man not triaged as a high priority based on symptoms he presented?
Triage should have had him in immediately with chest pains. When his pressure continued to climb, it should have been a rfn emergency. This is standard procedure.
It feels like something else is going on.
Best we can do is bring in another million to work low wage jobs which just adds more stress onto our services.
Was he here on a student visa ? Or LMIA/TFW „visa“
I’ve read stats that over 23,000 died this year waiting in ER. Seems to be increasing year over year.
This happens way more often then you think. It’s a semi-normalized outcome in a broken system.
Makes no sense. With chest pains you go straight to the front of the line in ER. This is awful
Canada’s healthcare system is failing for a few big structural reasons:
1. Aging population: Seniors use far more healthcare, and Canada’s 65+ population is growing fast. The system was never scaled for this level of demand.
2. Immigration outpacing capacity: Even foreign-trained doctors already here face huge licensing barriers, so many can’t practice.
3. Artificial bottlenecks in training: Medical school and residency spots are heavily restricted. Thousands of qualified Canadians (and IMGs) are blocked from becoming doctors, even though we desperately need them.
4. Worsening public health: Chronic illness is exploding ~25% of Canadians are prediabetic, plus rising obesity and sedentary lifestyles from car-dependent cities. This creates massive, preventable strain on the system.
5. Decades of underinvestment: Funding hasn’t kept up with population growth or complexity of care. Wait times are now ~28 weeks on average, and thousands die every year while waiting for treatment.
The root cause of this inaction is that contrary to popular belief, we have no Constitutional rights to healthcare, except for abortion and MAiD. So there are no consequences for lack of care leading in this case to death. „Lessons will be learned,“ but nothing changes.
During the trial for Dr. Day in BC it was reiterated over and over that it is okay to sacrifice some people to preserve universality. So he is collateral damage. We had a 16 year old boy in my hospital waiting for non treatment and nothing changed.
Blame the UCP
Perhaps if the government stop spending billions on other stupid things, then we would have a functional healthcare system
This is unacceptable
Our healthcare system is so under-resourced. The change in the last 5-10 years is visibly noticeable. This is nowhere near the same level but last fall my son broke his leg and waited 12 hours in emergency to be seen. To me, this is way too long for a child to wait with a broken limb that needed casting.
Also, who’s proofreading at Global News? There were so many typos in that article, it was distracting.
Staffing levels and nurse to patient ratios in emerg are terrible in Canada.
This poor man, lost to an avoidable failure in care. To hear his father’s sorrow cuts deep.
I sincerely pray that that something is learned from this shameful failure and that triage protocols are improved and wait times reduced.
It’s not just a money issue, although that’s a big component. We need to overhaul and improve public healthcare delivery in general and train more doctors and nurses faster.