Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Canada investigates Indian-origin man's death in hospital
A 44-year-old man named Prashant Sreekumar died in a hospital in Canada.
He had gone to the emergency room because he was having chest pain.
He had to wait for over eight hours before he could see a doctor.
During this time, he got worse and worse.
He was given some medicine for the pain, but it didn't help.
By the time he was called to see the doctor, it was too late, and he died.
His family is very upset and wants to know why this happened.
The hospital and the government are now looking into what went wrong.
Many people in Canada have to wait a long time in the emergency room, and this is making some people worried.
Prashant Sreekumar, a 44-year-old Indian-origin man, died in a hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, after waiting over eight hours in the ER.
He had gone to the hospital complaining of chest pain and was given pain medication but not immediate treatment.
Sreekumar collapsed and died due to an apparent cardiac arrest before he could see a doctor.
His wife, Niharika, has blamed the Grey Nuns Hospital for her husband's death and is seeking answers.
The incident has highlighted the issue of increasing emergency room wait times in Canada, with the average wait time for an initial assessment being 5.5 hours in 2024-25.
- Who
- Prashant Sreekumar, a 44-year-old Indian-origin man
- What
- Died while waiting for treatment in a hospital
- When
- December 22
- Where
- Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Why
- Due to an apparent cardiac arrest after waiting over eight hours in the ER
- Name
- Prashant Sreekumar
- Age
- 44
- Occupation
- Father of three
- Date of Death
- December 22
- Location of Death
- Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Edmonton
- Cause of Death
- Apparent cardiac arrest
- Wait Time
- Over eight hours
- Average ER Wait Time in Canada (2024-25)
- 5.5 hours
