This First Nations mother says she wants to know how her infant son’s leg was broken at a Saskatchewan hospital. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling for an investigation. The hospital says it can’t provide information publicly.
Wiping away tears, a First Nations mother pleaded for answers Wednesday after saying her seven-month-old child had suffered an injury requiring a leg cast while a patient at a Saskatchewan hospital.
The child had been a patient at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon since he was born prematurely last September. In an email, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said it could not provide any information due to patient privacy concerns. The spokesperson refused to say whether or not an investigation had been opened.
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