July 25, 2022
New Brunswick’s Vitalité Health Network says a patient has died following a “tragic event” in the emergency department at a hospital in Edmundston, N.B.
According to a news release, the person was admitted to the ER at the Edmundston Regional Hospital, where they died Sunday under “unforeseeable and exceptional circumstances.”
No details about the person or the incident that led to their death have been released.
“Patient and staff safety is the Network’s ultimate priority,” said Dr. France Desrosiers, the president and CEO of the Vitalité Health Network, in the news release.
“For confidentiality purposes and due to the delicate nature of the incident, no further details can be provided to the public at this time.”
Vitalité says no employees or medical staff were injured.
The health network also says the incident is under investigation.