Family remember patient who died in Winnipeg emergency room [Video]

The sister of a man who died waiting for care in the emergency department of Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre (HSC) is remembering her late brother as an intelligent person with a bold personality.

“He was great with electronic work. If somebody couldn’t figure wiring out for something, he could do it, and he was like that ever since he was about 10 years old,” Ronalee Reynolds told CTV News on Saturday. “In my opinion, he was a genius.”

Chad Giffin was taken to HSC by ambulance shortly after midnight Tuesday. Reynolds was told he was found out in the cold downtown prior to his hospital trip.

According to Shared Health, the 49-year-old was assessed as a low-acuity patient, triaged, and told to let hospital staff know if his condition changed.

Giffin was reassessed in the waiting room, but at around 8 a.m., his condition had significantly worsened. Hospital staff took …