Watchdog finds 'significant wrongdoing' with inmates' medical care at Alberta jail
A whistleblower's concerns prompted an investigation by Alberta’s Public Interest Commissioner that found “significant lapses” in the standard of medical care for inmates at an Edmonton jail. The lapses put patients’ lives, health and safety in danger.
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A whistleblower's concerns prompted an investigation by Alberta’s Public Interest Commissioner that found “significant lapses” in the standard of medical care for inmates at an Edmonton jail. The lapses put patients’ lives, health and safety in danger.