Nova Scotia emergency room death

2023 - 1 - 10

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N.S. health advocate wonders 'when is the breaking point' after ER ... (Globalnews.ca)

The death of a N.S. woman who waited seven hours at an emergency department was unfortunately 'bound to happen' with the province's current health-care ...

Premier Tim Houston and the PC Party campaigned on a promise to fix health care during the 2021 election. “But at the end of the day, there’s more people needing that service than they’re able to fit in. He said patients who wouldn’t normally head to the emergency department are finding themselves with few other options. According to the latest numbers from Nova Scotia Health, 129,321 people in the province are on the doctor wait-list as of Jan. The statistics show 1,622 people were removed from the registry in December 2022, but 5,665 people were added that same month. And we have to wonder, when is the breaking point? “We should … They see as many people as they can,” Rose said. Is this the breaking point now that somebody has passed away? Their hours are very short. Is there anything we can say? How can we help?

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Nova Scotia man wants answers after wife dies following seven ... (CP24 Toronto's Breaking News)

A Nova Scotia man whose 37-year-old wife died in hospital after waiting seven hours to see a doctor is looking for answers from the provincial health ...

In an email, Nova Scotia’s health authority refused to comment on the specifics of the case, citing privacy, but said that a quality review would be conducted. She said the provincial Health Department should also appoint a patient adviser to the hospital who would support families of deceased patients and answer questions. He said he was told soon after that his wife was resuscitated three times by medical staff. She was being prepped for X-rays when her eyes suddenly rolled to the back of her head, Holthoff said. He said that at one point during the wait his wife’s pain got so bad, she left her wheelchair and curled up in the fetal position on a blanket on the floor. “I told them she was getting worse and there was not much of a response," Holthoff said.

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N.S. government says no legal action over social media post on ... (CTV News Atlantic)

Nova Scotia's Justice Department said Tuesday it won't pursue legal action against a politician who posted information about a woman who died in hospital ...

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Canadian Woman Dies After 7-Hour Wait in Emergency Room: 'The ... (PEOPLE.com)

"We were neglected," says the husband of 37-year-old Allison Holthoff, who died in the hospital after not receiving treatment for 7 hours.

"Unfortunately, I feel like we were neglected until it was to a point they couldn't ignore us anymore," Gunter said. He noted that although the family is still waiting on an autopsy, he believes the healthcare system has a serious problem that needs to be addressed. "I was rolling her in the wheelchair and she could hardly sit up." "The next thing you hear is over the PA, 'code blue, code blue in X-ray.' " "So the security guards, in time, they brought a couple blankets out and they brought us a cup of water and I used it to put some ice on her lips." Don't let me die here.' And I said, 'No, that's why I've got you in the hospital.' "

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EDITORIAL: Hospital horror of N.S. ER death could happen again (SaltWire Network)

Allison (Ali) Holthoff and her family had no reason to suppose she would die on New Year's Eve in the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre emergency ...

That is just another result the grieving family — and the rest of Atlantic Canada — will be left waiting for. [Canadian Institute for Health Information released data in December](https://www.cihi.ca/en/indicators/emergency-department-wait-time-for-physician-initial-assessment-90-spent-less-in-hours) that shows the median length of stay for a person seeking treatment in an emergency department in Nova Scotia is 4.1 hours, while 90 per cent of patients waited as long as 11.2 hours from registration to when a physician saw them. There she writhed in pain and was terrified she was going to die. on New Year’s Eve where her vitals were taken and she was set in a wheelchair. Holthoff herself had experienced this lag in response times when she waited three hours for an ambulance in September after being thrown by her horse. Her husband chose to drive her.

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'Incredibly sad tragedy': N.S. premier reacts to recent ER death ... (CTV News Atlantic)

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is calling the recent death of a 37-year-old woman in an Amherst, N.S., hospital an "incredibly sad tragedy."

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N.S. government says no legal action over social media post on ... (Winnipeg Free Press)

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia's Justice Department said Tuesday it won't pursue legal action against a politician who posted information about a woman who died in ...

After being triaged by hospital staff, she waited more than six hours in the emergency department before she was taken to a room inside the unit, he said. He said that he took his wife to the hospital when she collapsed in extreme pain after complaining of an upset stomach at their home near Amherst, N.S., around 11 a.m. It names 37-year-old Allison Holthoff and describes her as a wife and mother of three who died at the Cumberland Regional Health Centre on Dec. She said Holthoff’s husband, Gunter Holthoff, came to her looking for help on Jan. Smith-McCrossin has said she was just doing her job in advocating for a constituent. As of Tuesday, the letter was still on her Facebook page.

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Seeking solutions: Nova Scotia ER death prompts debate (CTV News Atlantic)

The death of a mother at a Nova Scotia hospital following an hours-long wait in the emergency room is sparking debate about what changes need to be made to ...

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Kinkeeping: another term for the unpaid and uncredited labour done ... (Halifax Examiner)

Also: Allison Holthoff and the failure the health care system, council to look at development agreement for Shannon Park, a young man living in a tent in Point ...

But a lot of it goes unnoticed because the whole role of this job is to be invisible and to perform convenience for everyone and to put on a show. [including a number of commentors](https://twitter.com/search?q=quiet%20hiring&src=typed_query) on social media who suggested that if your employer is quiet hiring, you should organize a union. And then there was [quiet firing](https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/quiet-quitting-the-new-no-one-wants-to-work-anymore/#V1), which is just another term for constructive dismissal. If that sounds familiar it’s because quiet hiring is not new at all, but yet another way to get current staff to do more work for the same pay. Well, it’s a new year, so there’s a new term making the rounds. I’m glad to see young people like Advice Girl talking about this because this is a good start to breaking the cycles. I ate Taco Bell from a truck stop and cried for the whole 8-hour drive. The position of kinkeeper persists over time, and occupancy is frequently passed from mother to daughter. [this invisible work back in June 2022](https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/women/whats-the-one-small-habit-that-keeps-a-man-organized-a-wife/#V1) after reading a Twitter thread from a man who talked about all the ways he stayed organized as a CEO and a father to six kids. So, it’s the planning and organizing of family gatherings, remembering birthdays, buying gifts for familiy members, and so on. This is a tragic loss, and my heart goes out to them. That’s because in September, when Allison Holthoff was thrown off a horse and suffered a possible broken hip, Fire Chief Andrew Fullerton waited three hours for an ambulance that never came, and decided to drive Holthoff to the hospital himself, against fire department policy.

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