Family waits 2 days in Ontario ER before being admitted to children’s hospital
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The Pirie family's most recent visit to children's hospital included a two-day wait in ER before he was admitted to hospital for respiratory illness.
The Pirie family says they are well-seasoned when it comes to emergency room visits for their two-year-old son Cohen.
He was born premature, delivered at 27 weeks gestation and has been diagnosed with chronic lung disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and asthma, which make him prone to respiratory illness.
“Every time Cohen coughs I have a shot of anxiety,” said his father Matthew Pirie.
In November, Cohen fell ill and was transported to McMaster Children’s Hospital by ambulance for treatment.
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“I woke Matt up and we decided an ambulance was out best course of action,” said Alysha Pirie, but when they arrived at the hospital, they were surprised by what they saw.
Cohen was given the last available bed in the emergency room, a resuscitation room.
“We were placed in a resuscitation room — they have two or three — they are used for very high urgency care. We were placed there primarily because it was the only place left,” Matthew said.
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