Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was not too sure if it was a Picco. My question is to the Minister of Health and Social Services in regards to an incident that happened in my riding for an individual complaining of chest pains. He went to the local hospital and after waiting for almost four hours to get the results back from Inuvik, they finally decided to send the individual to Inuvik by taxi. Basically, it is a two and a half hour ride and upon arriving in Inuvik, he waited in emergency for another two and a half hours. At that time he was diagnosed to have had a heart attack. Mr. Speaker, my question to the Minister is, is this appropriate action by the health board, the doctor, the hospital and also the means of transporting individuals who are complaining of chest pains? I would ask the Minister, is this the appropriate action of this government and is this the type of health care that we will be receiving in smaller, isolated communities or will something be done about it? Thank you.
David Krutko on Question 661-13(4): Treatment Of Cardiac Patient
In the Legislative Assembly on October 10th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Question 661-13(4): Treatment Of Cardiac Patient
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 9th, 1997
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