Quebec health authorities should improve their approach to caring for people with spinal cord injuries, a coroner has recommended, after a man sought a medically assisted death because of bedsores from a disastrous 2024 hospital stay.

On Tuesday, coroner Dave Kimpton published his report on the death of Normand Meunier , 66, who received MAID in March 2024, two months after an 11-day stay at a hospital in St-Jérôme, Que., north of Montreal.

During his time in hospital, the quadriplegic Quebec man developed pressure sores so painful he wanted to die. His story received international attention.

Kimpton issued a total of 31 recommendations, including that hospitals better co-ordinate care for patients with complex conditions. And while the health network has taken corrective actions

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