Family demands answers after woman dies waiting 7 hours in hospital ER

The husband of a Nova Scotia woman who died after a seven-hour wait at an emergency department in Cumberland County said he felt they were “neglected” until “it was just too late.”

Gunter Holtoff detailed how his wife Allison had collapsed on the morning of Dec. 31, 2022, complaining of an upset stomach. He said they waited more than six hours in the emergency department before Allison was taken to a room inside the unit, which had no medical equipment.

It would be another hour before she actually saw a doctor and received pain treatment. While having an X-ray taken, Allison’s condition worsened and she died at around 11:30 p.m.

Holthoff pointed out he still doesn’t know his wife’s official cause of death. He doesn’t have criticism for the health-care workers and medical staff, but rather the government’s handling of the system.

Skye Bryden-Blom reports.

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