It would take yet another visit for a doctor to order a CT scan and confirm she had had a stroke. She went to the Misericordia Hospital, the Strathcona County Health Centre, the Northeast Community Health Centre and the Royal Alexandra Hospital. The Canadian Stroke Best Practices online guide recommends that people with suspected stroke have a CT scan. The doctor there called a stroke specialist who ordered a CT and diagnosed her with a basilar artery stroke. Chronic discrimination in health careRacism against Indigenous patients remains a problem in the Canadian health-care system, according to providers.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2020 11:01 UTC