Public inquiry launched into quadriplegic man who sought MAID following hospital-acquired bedsore

Nursing assistant describes 'horrible' bedsore of patient who sought assisted death after ER stay

The first home-care worker to see Normand Meunier after the hospital stay that led to his request for assisted death tells a coroner’s inquiry she'd never seen a wound like that in her 15-year career.

Wife of Quebec man who chose assisted death describes ER stay as coroner’s inquest opens

The wife of a quadriplegic man, who sought assisted death after a severe ER bedsore, describes hospital stay as coroner’s inquest opens.

Public inquiry launched into quadriplegic man who sought MAID following hospital-acquired bedsore

A coroner’s inquiry is underway in Montreal into the death of Normand Meunier, a quadriplegic man who opted for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) after developing a severe bedsore during a hospital stay.

Start of public investigation into the case of this sexenary who died after suffering severe bed wounds.

"I have never seen a plague of such a magnitude in my entire career." These are the words of Ecaterina Clefas, a nurse who testified on Monday during the first day of the public hearings on the death of Normand Meunier. The man received medical assistance in dying in March 2024 after having developed a bed wound at the Hospital of Saint-Jérôme.

Wife of Quebec man who chose assisted death describes ER stay as coroners inquest opens #QuebecNews #CDNNews #Canada #CanadaNews

Warning: This story contains sensitive subject matter. Discretion is advised. The wife of a man who sought assisted death following a disastrous emergency room stay in Quebec is accusing the healthcare system of negligence. On Monday, Sylvie Brosseau spoke publicly as a coroner’s inquiry began into the death of her longtime partner, Normand Meunier, who died last year. Meunier, a 66-year-old quadriplegic, spent four days on a stretcher in the em…