Breaking: New Brunswick premier replaces health minister after patient dies in ER waiting room.
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is replacing his health minister and the CEO of the Horizon Health Network after a patient died this week in an emergency department waiting room in Fredericton.The premier says health care is in crisis and structural changes are needed.
Bruce Fitch is the new health minister, while Dorothy Shephard moves from health to social development. The premier says he has asked Horizon Health, which oversee the Fredericton hospital, to investigate the death, and if he’s not satisfied with the results, he’ll ask for an external review. A witness this week described seeing a man in pain and discomfort as he waited for hours to be seen at Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital before he appeared to fall asleep and an attendant discovered he had died.
of the summer meeting of Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Premier Blaine Higgs replaces N.B. health minister after patient dies in ER | Globalnews.caThe decision comes after health officials in N.B. confirmed a patient died in the waiting room of the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton this week.
Read more »
Premier Higgs replaces N.B. health minister after patient dies in ERNew Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is replacing his health minister and the CEO of the Horizon Health Network after a patient died this week in an emergency department waiting room in Fredericton.
Read more »
N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs replaces health minister after patient dies in ER waiting roomNew Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says health care in the province is in crisis and structural changes are needed
Read more »
Cannabis company Organigram reports $2.8M Q3 loss, gross revenue up 90% - New Brunswick | Globalnews.caThe cannabis company says the loss amounted to 0.9 of a cent per share for the quarter ended May 31 compared with a loss of $4 million or 1.4 cents per share a year earlier.
Read more »
Patient dies while waiting hours to be seen in New Brunswick emergency departmentA patient’s death this week in the waiting room of a Fredericton hospital’s emergency department is prompting calls for major improvements to New Brunswick’s health care system
Read more »