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Inquest to Examine Death of Indigenous Woman Following Hospital Visit in St. Catharines, Ont.
The inquest will examine the care and discharge of Heather Winterstein, who died after a hospital visit for severe back pain, with 22 witnesses expected to testify.
- An inquest into the 2021 death of 24-year-old Heather Winterstein, a Cayuga Nation member, begins Monday in St. Catharines, Ont. Winterstein died shortly after being discharged from a hospital emergency room visit.
- On December 9, 2021, Winterstein visited the emergency department at Marotta Family Hospital for a severe backache, where staff administered Tylenol and discharged her. The circumstances of that visit prompted the inquest investigation.
- The following day, Winterstein returned to the hospital, collapsed in the waiting room, and later died, according to The Chiefs of Ontario. This sequence of events forms the basis for the inquiry.
- Ontario's west region supervising coroner Dr. Karen Schiff is overseeing the inquest, which will investigate the specific circumstances surrounding Winterstein's death and the medical care provided during her initial visit.
- Scheduled for 13 days, the inquest will hear testimony from approximately 22 witnesses regarding the medical care Winterstein received. The proceedings will examine whether proper protocols were followed during her December 9 emergency visit.
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Inquest to examine death of Indigenous woman following hospital visit in St. Catharines, Ont.
An inquest will begin next week to investigate the 2021 death of an Ontario woman, with ties to Six Nations of the Grand River, shortly after she was discharged from a hospital emergency room visit.
Heather Winterstein, 24, died after passing through Marotta Family's emergency room.
The Toronto Star
Inquest to examine death of Ontario Indigenous woman following hospital visit
An inquest will begin next week to investigate the 2021 death of an Indigenous woman in St. Catharines, Ont., shortly after she was discharged from a hospital emergency room visit.
Inquest to examine death of Ontario Indigenous woman following hospital visit – 105.9 The Region
An inquest will begin next week to investigate the 2021 death of an Indigenous woman in St. Catharines, Ont., shortly after she was discharged from a hospital emergency room visit. Heather Winterstein was a 24-year-old member of the Cayuga Nation with ties to Six Nations of the Grand River. The Chiefs of Ontario organization says Winterstein went to the emergency department Marotta Family Hospital for a severe backache on Dec. 9, 2021, where she…
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