An emergency room in Lower Sackville, N.S. turned away a cancer patient with a “pink slip” on Friday night, angering his family and sparking a wider conversation about healthcare problems in Atlantic Canada.
Melisa Simpson, herself recovering from knee surgery, noticed her father’s foot swelling Friday evening and decided to take him to the ER, fearing a blood clot.
Simpson and her father did go home, with a note printed on pink paper that told him that his condition was not considered “immediately life-threatening” and the ER would not put him in line for treatment because it was “over-capacity” and closing at midnight.Simpson’s story resonated with many, after her social media post of the “pink slip” went viral, being shared hundreds of times and prompting many people to comment with their own horror stories of medical care in Atlantic Canada.
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