ER problems can be solved: former ME – Winnipeg Free Press
Racism exists, not a factor in Sinclair death
August 16, 2016
Manitoba’s former chief medical examiner says racism didn’t play a role in Brian Sinclair’s death, but doesn’t deny seeing it in other cases during his decades-long career.
Dr. Thambirajah Balachandra retired at the end of June after almost two decades as the province’s chief pathologist. In a wide-ranging interview with the Free Press Monday, he commented on several high-profile cases he handled.
He was the man who ordered an inquest into the death of 45-year-old double-amputee Sinclair, who died after waiting 34 hours at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre’s emergency room without treatment. The case drew national attention as Sinclair’s family and advocates accused hospital staff of racially stereotyping the indigenous man as drunk or homeless rather than a man in need of medical care.
Read More: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/er-problems-can-be-solved-former-me-390267531.html
