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“Unfair” to discipline staff for Winnipeg man’s death during ER wait: hospital
WINNIPEG – An internal hospital review following the death of a man in a Winnipeg emergency room concluded it would be “unfair” to discipline staff.
The review was conducted by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority after Brian Sinclair died during a 34-hour wait at Health Sciences Centre in 2008.
It’s now an exhibit in the ongoing inquest into the death of the double amputee.
The review says Sinclair’s death was a tragedy and — even though 17 staff members observed the man as he languished in the waiting room — no one person is responsible.
The investigation concluded it would be unfair to discipline staff because they didn’t realize Sinclair was seeking care.
The 45-year-old died of a treatable bladder infection caused by a blocked catheter.
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