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Alberta government orders fatality inquiry into man who died in Edmonton ER
A judge-led inquiry will investigate the death of Prashant Sreekumar after an eight-hour emergency department wait, amid calls for systemic improvements in Alberta hospitals.
- The Alberta government ordered a judge-led fatality inquiry after Prashant Sreekumar, 44, died on Dec. 22 at Grey Nuns Community Hospital following an eight-hour wait.
- Following family appeals, the province ordered Matt Jones, the minister in charge of hospital and surgical services, said he had concerns after probes by Acute Care Alberta and Covenant Health while the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducts a separate investigation.
- At a noon press conference in Edmonton, Matt Jones and health leaders outlined a triage liaison physician role for Edmonton and Calgary hospitals, with Jones, David Diamond, Erin O'Neill, and Patrick Dumelie scheduled to appear.
- Officials said the review will issue public findings and Acute Care Alberta is coordinating capacity measures including 336 beds, surge spaces and accelerated discharges.
- More than 300 emergency room and internal medicine physicians urged restored integration as relocating one University of Alberta Hospital family medicine unit to Leduc and cutting 21 in-patient beds could worsen overcrowding.
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thealbertan.comCP Alberta orders inquiry into death of man waiting for care in hospital
EDMONTON — Alberta Hospitals Minister Minister Matt Jones says there will be a judge-led fatality inquiry to learn more about what happened when a 44-year-old man died while waiting for care in an Edmonton hospital. More coming.
·Prince George, Canada
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Beyond Local: Alberta health officials, hospitals minister to give update on capacity crush
Hospital Services Minister Matt Jones and senior health leaders are slated to discuss the growing capacity demands, along with the death last month of a man waiting for care in an Edmonton emergency department.
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