Review of death at Amherst emergency department to include outside expert
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Earlier this week, NDP leader Claudia Chender called on the Houston government to launch an inquiry into emergency department deaths. Through a freedom of information request, the NDP learned there were 558 deaths in emergency departments in 2022, a statistic that is higher than in the past five years. According to Nova Scotia Health, the number of deaths is not inconsistent with previous years and represents less than 1% of the 500,000 patient visits to emergency departments.
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