The Alberta government has called for a “complete review” into the death of a man who waited about eight hours for care at an Edmonton emergency room.
Prashant Sreekumar had been complaining of chest pain and went to the Grey Nuns Community Hospital on Dec. 22, his wife said in a video statement posted to social media. After waiting about eight hours for care, he collapsed and died in the ER.
Premier Danielle Smith extended her “sincere condolences” to Sreekumar’s family and loved ones in a social media post.
She said Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Matt Jones had directed Acute Care Alberta (ACA) to work with Covenant Health, which manages the Grey Nuns hospital, for “a complete review” of the matter….