Another man has died while waiting for care at hospital: Alberta Medical Association - BERITAJA

The Alberta Medical Association says different diligent has died while waiting for attraction astatine a awesome hospital.

Dr. Brian Wirzba, president of the AMA, says the man arrived astatine Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital connected May 8 and died respective hours later successful a waiting room.

Alberta Health Services says it is investigating and it can’t merchandise further specifications owed to privateness reasons.

The man’s decease comes aft Prashant Sreekumar, who was 44, died astatine Edmonton’s Grey Nuns Community Hospital successful December aft waiting about 8 hours.

Alberta’s authorities ordered a judge-led enquiry into Sreekumar’s decease soon after, and besides announced it was creating a programme successful which physicians would thief triage patients.

Wirzba says that triage programme is still not successful spot and the latest decease underscores really overworked Alberta’s health-care strategy is.