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Death of woman waiting for care at Winnipeg hospital being investigated as critical incident: WRHA
Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara ordered a broader review after an 82-year-old woman waited over 30 hours in Grace Hospital's ER before dying, highlighting possible systemic issues.
- On Wednesday, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority confirmed Genevieve Price, patient, died after reportedly waiting more than 30 hours in a Winnipeg emergency room, and her death is being investigated as a critical incident.
- Initially treated at a Corydon Avenue clinic and the Misericordia Health Centre, Price was referred by Misericordia staff to Grace Hospital for IV antibiotics and admitted at about 7 p.m.
- While waiting, staff reported rapid clinical deterioration; she remained on a stretcher at Grace Hospital until about 6 a.m. Saturday before transfer.
- The WRHA's patient safety team has launched a comprehensive review into the incident, and hospital leadership said they will invite the family of Genevieve Price to participate, Kerstin Jordan said.
- Premier Wab Kinew acknowledged the death Wednesday and said Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara spoke with the daughter; Asagwara called the events `devastating` and pledged a broader review.
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'System is broken,' nurse says after her mother's death following wait for care
Manitoba health officials are investigating a critical incident after the family of an 82-year-old woman said she died following more than 30 hours in emergency departments at Winnipeg's Grace and St. Boniface hospitals.
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