Numbers newly released by the NDP show the last three months of 2022 had more ER deaths than any other quarter in the last six years. In January, changes were announced to emergency departments, but critics say they're not being implemented fast enough.
Dr. John Atia, who was working at the Cumberland Regional Health Centre on New Year's Eve when a 37-year-old mother died in the emergency room, is denying allegations of negligence.
Allison Holthoff, 37, died after seven hours in the Amherst emergency department. Patient safety expert Dr. Rob Robson says the public deserves an explanation.
With a renewed scrutiny on Nova Scotia's emergency departments, experts say the problems of overcrowding and long wait times stem from issues elsewhere in the health-care system.