{"id":674579,"date":"2026-05-17T01:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/674579\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T01:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:38:12","slug":"another-man-has-died-while-waiting-for-care-at-hospital-alberta-medical-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/674579\/","title":{"rendered":"Another man has died while waiting for care at hospital: Alberta Medical Association"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Alberta Medical Association says another patient has died while waiting for care at a major hospital.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Brian Wirzba, president of the AMA, says the man arrived at Edmonton\u2019s Royal Alexandra Hospital on May 8 and died several hours later in a waiting room.<\/p>\n

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Alberta Health Services says it is investigating and it can\u2019t release further details due to privacy reasons.<\/p>\n

The man\u2019s death comes after Prashant Sreekumar, who was 44, died at Edmonton\u2019s Grey Nuns Community Hospital in December after waiting nearly eight hours.<\/p>\n

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Alberta\u2019s government ordered a judge-led inquiry into Sreekumar\u2019s death soon after, and also announced it was creating a program in which physicians would help triage patients.<\/p>\n

Wirzba says that triage program is still not in place and the latest death underscores how overworked Alberta\u2019s health-care system is.<\/p>\n

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