The family of a woman who died after waiting several hours for care in an emergency room in Amherst, N.S., is suing the province's health authority.
Allison Holthoff, 37, died after waiting hours to see doctor at Cumberland Regional Health Care CentreAllison Holthoff and her husband, Gunter. Holthoff died in the emergency department at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on Dec. 31, 2022.
Allison Holthoff died on Dec. 31 after waiting more than seven hours to see a doctor at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre. The statement of claim alleges Nova Scotia Health and the attending physician failed to meet the standard of care for a patient. The family alleges the health authority and the emergency physician on duty didn't test and treat Holthoff in an adequate and timely manner.The statement of claim alleges the mother of three died about eight hours after she was triaged by nurses for complications associated with an untreated splenic artery aneurysm.
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