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Family seeks answers after woman who waited 11 hours in ER dies
Family demands a public inquiry after Stacey Ross died following an 11-hour ER wait, with hospital staff missing heart attack signs, highlighting systemic emergency care issues.
- An 11-hour wait at St. Boniface Hospital's ER led to Stacey Ross, a 55-year-old patient, dying after ambulance transport on Jan. 15, Winnipeg.
- Hospital records show troponin levels rose and staff noted Stacey Ross deteriorating at 4:22 p.m. Tuesday, but she was not placed in a treatment space and a heart attack was missed by 10:46 p.m.
- Following her Jan. 3 ER visit, her oxygen dropped and she was placed on life support, and the medical examiner said the report could take six to 12 months.
- The Ross family renewed calls for a public inquiry and joined supporters at La Vérendrye Park on Tuesday, while a St. Boniface Hospital critical incident review is underway and the family met officials last week.
- Advocates warned an inquiry could identify staffing and triage gaps, as a critical incident review is underway for Stacey Ross, who died after an 11-hour ER wait, with findings to be made public.
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Family calls for public inquiry after woman's death at St. Boniface Hospital
The family of a woman who died waiting for care in a Winnipeg emergency room last month say they want a public inquiry to look into her death after hospital leadership said it could have been prevented.
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