Manitoba government says reviews will examine death of woman who waited for care

The Manitoba government says there will be two reviews into the death of a woman who waited for care for hours in a Winnipeg hospital.

Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara says what happened was a tragedy that no Manitoba family should experience.

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority confirmed it started a critical incident review into the death of Genevieve Price, which is standard in such cases.

Asagwara says the government will launch a broader, more systemic review of policies and the potential need for any structural changes.

Asagwara says they spoke at length with Price’s daughter, who posted on social media that Price died after waiting 30 hours on a stretcher in the emergency room at the Grace Hospital last weekend.

The social media post says Price initially sought treatment for a