The husband of a 37-year-old Nova Scotia woman who died in hospital after waiting seven hours to see a doctor is calling for changes to the province’s health-care system.
AMHERST, NOVA SCOTIA - A Nova Scotia man whose 37-year-old wife died in hospital after waiting seven hours to see a doctor is looking for answers from the provincial health system.
“Unfortunately I feel we were neglected to a point where they couldn’t ignore us anymore, but at that point it was just too late,” her widower, Gunter Holthoff, told reporters during a news conference Monday. He said that at one point during the wait his wife’s pain got so bad, she left her wheelchair and curled up in the fetal position on a blanket on the floor. He said he told a nurse several times that his wife’s condition was deteriorating, adding that at least one other person who was also waiting for care went to the nurse to urge them to help her.
He said he still doesn’t know her official cause of death and wants answers from the provincial government so both he and the public can have confidence in the health system. Smith-McCrossin suggested that a health-care worker be present in the hospital waiting room and that more nurses be moved to the emergency department. She said the provincial Health Department should also appoint a patient adviser to the hospital who would support families of deceased patients and answer questions.
Thompson said she wants the public to have confidence that they will be assisted when they seek help from the medical system.
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