Gunther Holthoff told reporters earlier this week that his 37-year-old wife, Allison, woke up on Dec. 31 complaining of what she thought was an upset stomach. “She wasn’t doing good and was in pain.”Allison Holthoff died in a Nova Scotia hospital emergency room after waiting seven hours for medical attention, according to her husband. Gunther Holthoff drove his wife to Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre in Nova Scotia on New Year’s Eve after she woke up with stomach pain. Ali Holthoff/FacebookAround 6 p.m. — nearly seven hours after the Holthoffs first arrived at the hospital — Allison began screaming in pain and begging for help. The Department of Health and Wellness said Monday that Nova Scotia Health Authority has launched an investigation to determine what happened in Allison’s case.

Source: CBC News January 12, 2023 03:01 UTC