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Patient death in Edmonton ER sparks overcrowding crisis probe
Royal Alexandra Hospital under investigation after patient dies waiting for physician care
A patient died in Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital emergency room last week after waiting several hours to be seen by a physician, according to emergency room doctors in Alberta. Alberta Health Services says the incident is under investigation. Doctors say the death is tragically similar to a case at Grey Nuns Hospital late last year and argue little has changed in Alberta's overcrowded emergency departments despite repeated warnings.