Quebec coroner urges stricter rules for private clinics after man dies in wait room

[CHIMO]

Quebec's College of Physicians is investigating a Montreal-area private medical clinic where an elderly patient died last year in the waiting room.

When other patients noticed Sauvageau was having trouble breathing, a doctor was sent to look at him. He pronounced Sauvageau dead after a quick exam, without performing CPR, Rudel-Tessier said.

The doctor then called 911 to notify authorities about the death and have the body collected – but the coroner's report indicated he left Sauvageau's body on a chair in the waiting room while other patients were still around.

The college said it is investigating the clinic, which is overseen by Dr. Jacques Chaouilli, a Quebec physician best known for taking his fight for the right to offer private health care services all the way to Canada's Supreme Court.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/04/22/montreal-chaouilli-clinic-0422.html

Sick, sick, sick.

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1. Chaoulli, huh?

who would have thought...

[IntravenousDemilo]

2. Really, a major problem with PRIVATE medicine is the long waiting times. n/m