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CTV News
a day ago
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- CTV News
Rouyn-Noranda Hospital evacuated due to fire
The Rouyn-Noranda Hospital had to be evacuated due to a fire that broke out on Monday evening on the second floor of the building. No one was injured. Firefighters were called to the fire at around 10:15 p.m. on Monday, said Stéphane Royer, director of the Rouyn-Noranda Fire Department. Due to the ventilation system, smoke spread throughout the hospital, resulting in the complete evacuation of the building. Fire department investigators determined that the fire was caused accidentally, Royer said. It reportedly started in a cart used to transport medication, which has a power source. In a social media post published around 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the CISSS de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue reported that the fire was under control. 'Users have been relocated, they are safe and receiving the care they need,' wrote the CISSS. 'The families of hospitalized patients will be contacted. In the meantime, please do not come to the hospital or try to reach the operator to speak to loved ones.' The CISSS advises that in the event of an emergency, people can go to the hospital's emergency room entrance or call 9-1-1. For non-emergencies, citizens are asked to wait until the emergency room reopens. - This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on July 15, 2025.
CBC
a day ago
- Health
- CBC
Rouyn-Noranda Hospital services disrupted after fire overnight
Services have been disrupted at Rouyn-Noranda Hospital after the site was evacuated Monday night due to a fire. The fire started around 10:15 p.m. on Monday in a cart on the second floor. An hour later, firefighters extinguished it, but many people were affected by the smoke, said Stéphane Royer, director of fire safety for the City of Rouyn-Noranda. He said the second floor was severely damaged, but he considers the building to be safe. Sarah Charbonneau, assistant to the executive director for media relations at the CISSS de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, said 93 patients were staying at the hospital on Monday night. No injuries were reported. One firefighter suffered from a heatstroke. The hospital requires cleaning and ventilation work before patients and staff can return. Patients who were hospitalized were redirected to the local CLSC, the Youville pavilion facing the hospital and the Maison des aînés et alternative de Rouyn-Noranda. Charbonneau said hospital staff will contact patients if there are cancellations to appointments since many services will be disrupted. "Throughout the day, there are some services we will be able to confirm will be offered as usual: radiology, laboratories, and respiratory therapy," she said, noting that emergency surgeries are still scheduled. She is asking people to only go to the hospital entrance if there is an emergency.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Major organizational dysfunction led to death of senior in Châteauguay hospital: Quebec coroner
A coroner's report is shedding light on the death of an 80 year-old-man who died at Anna-Laberge Hospital in 2023 of natural causes, but in a context of "significant organizational dysfunction." Yvon Brossoit died from heart failure after waiting in the emergency room of the Châteauguay, Que., hospital for over 11 hours without being re-evaluated. On Nov. 29, 2023, he presented himself at the hospital due to abdominal pain. He was classified as a code 3 in triage, which means he should have been reassessed every 30 minutes while waiting to see a doctor, coroner Jean Brochu wrote. But that never happened. Brossoit's condition deteriorated and he died 11 hours later from a ruptured abdominal aneurysm without having been seen by a medical professional. In his report published Saturday, Brochu indicated that significant organizational dysfunction is partly to blame for Brossoit's death. Brochu said certain precautions, that would have placed Brossoit in a separate area with a cardiac monitor, were not applied. And the emergency room was operating at 191 per cent capacity on the day he died. Majority of recommendations already in place, says CISSS In his report, Brochu made a number of recommendations, including setting up a computer case management system in the emergency room and assigning a nurse to patients who are waiting on stretchers. An investigation carried out by the team in charge of quality, evaluation, performance and ethics following Brossoit's death concluded that "the organizational context, the organization of resources and the operation of the emergency department on Nov. 29, 2023 at Anna-Laberge Hospital certainly had an impact on the evolution of Mr. Brossoit's condition and on the possibility of directing him to the required treatment area." The investigation also showed that the criteria for referring patients to the emergency department – implemented in February 2023 during a visit by a team from the Ministry of Health and Social Services – were not in place on that day. "The implementation of these criteria would have allowed Mr. Brossoit to be directed to a stretcher area with a heart monitor and not to be returned to the waiting room," read Brochu's report. The office of Quebec's health minister, in an email sent to CBC, said it would leave it to the hospital to comment on the situation. The CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest, the agency that manages the hospital, said it has reviewed the report and implemented the "vast majority" of recommendations. "There has been a 20 per cent reduction in ER occupancy, a 20 per cent increase in the number of admissions, a reduction in the number of ambulance patients and a significant drop in the average length of stay," wrote Jade St-Jean, a spokesperson for the CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest, in a statement. "Among the actions put in place are the implementation of a hospital flow management centre, the addition of a computerized management system in the emergency department [and] improvements to the reassessment process."
CBC
29-06-2025
- Health
- CBC
Major organizational dysfunction led to death of senior in Châteauguay hospital: Quebec coroner
Social Sharing A coroner's report is shedding light on the death of an 80 year-old-man who died at Anna-Laberge Hospital in 2023 of natural causes, but in a context of "significant organizational dysfunction." Yvon Brossoit died from heart failure after waiting in the emergency room of the Châteauguay, Que., hospital for over 11 hours without being re-evaluated. On Nov. 29, 2023, he presented himself at the hospital due to abdominal pain. He was classified as a code 3 in triage, which means he should have been reassessed every 30 minutes while waiting to see a doctor, coroner Jean Brochu wrote. But that never happened. Brossoit's condition deteriorated and he died 11 hours later from a ruptured abdominal aneurysm without having been seen by a medical professional. In his report published Saturday, Brochu indicated that significant organizational dysfunction is partly to blame for Brossoit's death. Brochu said certain precautions, that would have placed Brossoit in a separate area with a cardiac monitor, were not applied. And the emergency room was operating at 191 per cent capacity on the day he died. Majority of recommendations already in place, says CISSS In his report, Brochu made a number of recommendations, including setting up a computer case management system in the emergency room and assigning a nurse to patients who are waiting on stretchers. An investigation carried out by the team in charge of quality, evaluation, performance and ethics following Brossoit's death concluded that "the organizational context, the organization of resources and the operation of the emergency department on Nov. 29, 2023 at Anna-Laberge Hospital certainly had an impact on the evolution of Mr. Brossoit's condition and on the possibility of directing him to the required treatment area." The investigation also showed that the criteria for referring patients to the emergency department – implemented in February 2023 during a visit by a team from the Ministry of Health and Social Services – were not in place on that day. "The implementation of these criteria would have allowed Mr. Brossoit to be directed to a stretcher area with a heart monitor and not to be returned to the waiting room," read Brochu's report. The office of Quebec's health minister, in an email sent to CBC, said it would leave it to the hospital to comment on the situation. The CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest, the agency that manages the hospital, said it has reviewed the report and implemented the "vast majority" of recommendations. "There has been a 20 per cent reduction in ER occupancy, a 20 per cent increase in the number of admissions, a reduction in the number of ambulance patients and a significant drop in the average length of stay," wrote Jade St-Jean, a spokesperson for the CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest, in a statement.
