Family of N.S. woman who died while waiting for care in ER speaks out at news conference
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The family of a 37-year-old woman who died at a Nova Scotia hospital after waiting hours for care on New Year’s Eve will be speaking out about the incident during a news conference Monday afternoon.
The family of a 37-year-old woman who died at a Nova Scotia hospital after waiting hours for care on New Year’s Eve will be speaking out about the incident during a news conference Monday afternoon.
In response, the woman’s family, along with several provincial politicians, is calling on the Nova Scotia government to take immediate action to address the province's health-care crisis.
In a letter addressed to Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson, Cumberland North MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin is demanding answers as to why Allison "Ali" Leah Holthoff waited hours for care at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre (CRHCC) in Amherst, N.S., on Dec. 31, 2022, despite showing signs of medical distress while waiting in the emergency department.
Holthoff died at the hospital from her injuries.
Smith-McCrossin is also calling for an “urgent investigation of this tragic situation."
Halifax MLA Brendan Maguire, NDP MLA Susan LeBlanc and MLA Iain Rankin are among the politicians joining in on Smith-McCrossin's calls for an investigation into Holthoff's death.
Smith-McCrossin's letter also references a request for a meeting with Thompson to discuss the hospital’s emergency department earlier in the week -- a request she claims was denied.
