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Skeena MLA, Health Minister Clash over Mental Health Supports Following Vernon Tragedy
Ezra Cool died after escaping a Vernon hospital where psychiatric beds were unavailable and supervision was insufficient, highlighting staffing shortages and system failures, Interior Health reviews case.
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Skeena MLA, Health Minister clash over mental health supports following Vernon tragedy
Skeena MLA Claire Rattée challenged Health Minister Josie Osborne in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday, following the recent death of Vernon resident Ezra Cool, to demand the construction of a dedicated provincial psychiatric hospital. Cool, 22, died on Feb. 12 after being struck by a semi-tru...
·Kelowna, Canada
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dailyguardian.caVernon man killed in collision after escaping hospital during mental health crisis
Cool says there were no beds available in the psychiatric ward and that her son spent six days in a hallway in the emergency department, with only a brief period in a secure area.
·Toronto, Canada
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