An Inuk woman from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, says she was mistreated by nurses at a hospital in Ottawa, who refused to give her water and change her diaper. Leesee Qaqasiq told CBC News she was medevaced to the Ottawa Civic Hospital after fracturing her pelvis in mid-October. By Nov. 2, toward the end of her two-week stay, Qaqasiq said nurses on the night shift refused to change her diaper and denied her water. "There was one [nurse] that said I peed too much and denied me water because I was going to pee too much," she said. Ottawa hospital reviewing allegationsThe Ottawa Civic Hospital denied CBC's interview request.

Source: CBC News November 16, 2020 11:31 UTC