Hospital staff switching from hands-on patient care to pushing papers are worsening Canada's fatality-prone medical crisis

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By now, all of Canada has heard of Prashant Sreekumar, the 44-year-old Edmonton father and husband who died after waiting more than eight hours, suffering chest pain, in an emergency department. A video of his wife chastising the sombre-looking hospital staff for their alleged errors, standing beside her recently deceased husband’s body on his stretcher, is difficult to stomach.

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It is a strikingly similar story to that of Adam Burgoyne, 39, who died of an aortic dissection in December 2024 after leaving a Montreal hospital in frustration over how long it was taking to get care.

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Both men complained of chest pain........

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