N.B. news: Family worried about ER waiting room [Video]

Ryan Mesheau said he’s heard other stories of New Brunswickers’ experiences with the health-care system, and he worries what happened to his father will happen to someone else.

Darrell Mesheau died in the early morning hours of July 12, 2022 after sitting for almost seven hours in the waiting room at the Dr. Everett Chalmers hospital emergency department in Fredericton.

Officially, he died of heart failure. But the family believes had he been monitored, or seen by a physician earlier, he’d still be alive today.

“It may be too late for my dad, but it’s not too late for other New Brunswickers,” Mesheau said.

The family is hoping their loss leads to real change in the system.

A coroner’s inquest looking into the circumstances surrounding Mesheau’s death concluded Tuesday. During testimony, the inquest heard the results of Horizon Health’s internal investigation which resulted in eight recommendations. According to documents, Horizon has approved all eight, and have completed seven.

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