Inquest into local death finds systemic discrimination in healthcare, seeks to improve Indigenous care in local hospitals

Inquest into local death finds systemic discrimination in healthcare, seeks to improve Indigenous care in local hospitals

The findings of an inquest jury into treatment delays that played a role in the death of 24-year-old Heather Winterstein, an Indigenous woman, at a St. Catharines hospital in December 2021 have led to calls for change within the healthcare system.  In their findings released last week, the jury ruled that Winterstein died from septic shock due to sepsis with delayed treatment, caused by a bacterial infection. Winterstein had sought treatment at …