Henderson would not answer the question about whether it was appropriate for Handrahan to have her miscarriage in the hospital’s waiting room.
That, she said, will have to wait until the investigation is complete.
Health Minister Carolyn Bertram maintains safety is not being compromised at the Charlottetown hospital.
“I certainly do not want to talk about an individual case but I certainly feel for a case such as this, . . . but our officials are investigating this matter,” said Bertram.
Handrahan, who works at a vet clinic, said she has never seen an animal being treated like she was treated at the province’s largest referral hospital. She came forward with her story in hopes nobody will ever have to go through what she went through again.
Her husband, Michael, 31, agrees. He said he went to the nurse’s station twice, pleading with them to see his wife.
“The first time, she said ‘we’re very busy’ and they’d get to her as soon as possible,” Michael said.
“I knew we were going to have to wait. But what pissed me off is they didn’t take her in when we got there, clean her up, and see what was going on.”
Patients the Handrahans talked to while they were at the emergency department said they had waited 12 to14 hours.
Handrahan said she remains angry at the hospital and traumatized by the whole situation.
If she ever needs medical attention in the future, Handrahan said she will go to Summerside.
She did receive an apology from one of the nurses in the emergency department but it was too little too late, she said.
“She came over and she apologized to me, and she said ‘I just wanted to tell you that it’s not that we don’t care,’” Handrahan recounts.
“I remember telling her that I realized tonight how cruel this world really is.”
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Is that true what you say? That there are no private doctors or hospitals in Canada who are allowed to see patients. I find that difficult to believe.