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Safety protocols questioned after patient dies after falling from hospital balcony

Saint John Regional Hospital patient fell from a balcony to the hospital's lobby below


Saint John Regional Hospital's safety policies are being questioned after a patient died after falling from a balcony to the lobby below, according to an article on the Atlantic CTV website.

The death at the New Brunswick hospital has prompted a call for a public inquiry into patient safety.

After an earlier patient death, a coroner's jury considered a number of recommendations, including moving the psychiatric unit to a more secure location, and addressing how patients can leave the unit.

Neither police, nor Horizon Health will say which unit the man who fell was on.

Read the article.

 



September 10, 2015


Topic Area: Safety


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