Posted: Feb 26, 2021 6:57 PM AT | Last Updated: February 26
Lexi Daken was a student at Leo Hayes High School in Fredericton. (Submitted by Chris Daken)
Horizon Health Network says it is reviewing the care a 16-year-old received at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton last week before she took her own life. As with other matters of this nature, Horizon will be reviewing our internal processes to determine where improvements could have been made, Jean Daigle, vice-president community, said in an email sent on Friday.
Shawna Betts said her 16-year-old daughter, who had previously attempted suicide, was taken to the emergency room on Feb. 18 by a school guidance counsellor who was concerned about her mental health.
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A COVID-19 assessment centre in Fredericton. (Image: Horizon Health)
More COVID-19 assessment centres are opening up in rural areas of New Brunswick.
Horizon Health is opening
three temporary centres, including one at Gateway Mall in Sussex and another at a yet-to-be-determined location in Sackville.
Vice-president Jean Daigle said the locations were selected strategically and are positioned in regional service hubs.
“Having these new COVID-19 assessment centres in place will help to reduce the social and financial burden of having to travel longer distances to receive COVID-19 testing and should encourage more people to get tested and help control the spread of the virus,” Daigle said in a news release.