The Nova Scotia Health Authority will not tell Gunter Holthoff why his wife didn’t get the care she needed at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre ...
Allison Holthoff, a Tidnish Bridge Fire and Rescue deputy chief, died in the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on New Year's Eve. Her husband, Gunter Holthoff, holds her picture. - Aaron BeswickThe Nova Scotia Health Authority will not tell Gunter Holthoff why his wife didn’t get the care she needed at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre emergency room on New Year’s Eve.
In its wake, Nova Scotia Health carried out what it calls a quality review, interviewing staff at the hospital who worked that day along with others who would have knowledge relevant to the incident.
The letter, which Holthoff shared with The Chronicle Herald, outlines five recommendations, including ensuring patients are triaged in accordance with national standards, implementing standardized patient assessment processes that catch the deteriorating condition of patients and education for staff in improved communication.“I want to know what are the issues they found with what happened that night.
The statement of claim filed with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court lays out the timeline, her worsening symptoms and lack of care received.When a urine sample was requested, Holthoff was required to take her to a washroom himself to help collect it. While in the washroom, she collapsed on the floor. Two security guards helped him get her out of the washroom.“The deceased’s condition quickly deteriorated within the first hour of waiting in the hospital’s waiting room,” reads the court filing.
They were told she had not taken any drugs, other than a Gaviscon in the morning in an attempt to alleviate her abdomen pain. In responses filed with the court, both Atia and the health authority deny they or their staff did anything wrong.
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