Alberta’s Public Interest Commissioner is criticizing Alberta Health Services’ management of healthcare at the province’s largest jail, finding systemic substandard care has contributed to inmates being hospitalized and even dying.
Commissioner Kevin Brezinski issued a report Wednesday in response to a whistleblower complaint regarding the treatment of seven inmates who needed care at the Edmonton Remand Centre, two of whom died.
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Brezinski found that in several of the cases, patients were improperly assessed or ignored when they sought medical care, including one inmate who waited two days for care for a black, swollen toe.
Brezinski, a former deputy chief with the Edmonton Police Service, said some of the issues stemmed from confusion surrounding the protocols for assessing and treating patients.
“I did not view the wrongdoing as being solely the responsibility of any particular individual,” he wrote.
“Rather, based on my review of the circumstances of the seven individuals identified, I found there were systemic lapses in the medical care of incarcerated individuals at the correctional centre that stemmed from the lack of clarity surrounding the treatment standards expected when a patient shows abnormal or abnormally trending vital signs.”
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