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Man dies at Winnipeg emergency room while waiting for care | Globalnews.ca

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The patient was a low-acuity patient, and was waiting in the ER for a long time.

HSC chief operating officer Dr. Shawn Young would not reveal what medical emergency caused the man’s death, citing patient privacy laws.

Young said the emergency room averaged 100 patients over the past 24 hours .

He added the hospital was struggling to move patients out of the hospital, resulting in backups.

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English

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