8 d. ago Lawsuit being considered in death of Quebec man who sought MAID over bedsores

Normand Meunier, a 66 year-old quadriplegic patient, sought medical aid in dying in 2024 after spending days on a stretcher in the St. Jerome hospital's emergency room.

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9 d. ago Systemic failings in health care system led quadriplegic man to choose MAID: coroner

A quadriplegic had such severe bed sores due to health system failures that he was forced to choose MAID to end his suffering, coroner says.

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9 d. ago Suite au rapport du coroner sur les plaies de lit, la veuve de Normand Meunier va mettre en demeure le CISSSL

Sylvie Brosseau se dit satisfaite du rapport qui donnait des recommandations sur la prise en charge des plaies de lit.

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9 d. ago Suite au rapport du coroner, la veuve de Normand Meunier va mettre en demeure le CISSSL

Sylvie Brosseau se dit satisfaite du rapport qui donnait des recommandations sur la prise en charge des plaies de lit.

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1 week ago Coroner finds lapses in care for Quebec man who sought MAID after hospital bedsores

The report is on the death of Normand Meunier, 66, who received MAID in 2024, two months after an 11-day stay at a hospital in St-Jérôme, Que.

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1 week ago Le Bureau du coroner dévoile son rapport sur la prise en charge des plaies de lit

Il a formulé 31 recommandations à la lumière du décès de Normand Meunier, qui a demandé l’aide médicale à mourir.

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