Anesthesiologist charged with manslaughter after patient’s death in Quebec | 24CA News
Police in Laval, Que. say a health-care employee has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in reference to an aged affected person’s dying in 2019.
Isabelle Desormeau, 52, was arrested on March 30. She was launched with circumstances and is predicted again in court docket on April 21.
In an announcement Tuesday, police say Desormeau was the anesthesiologist throughout a surgical procedure for an 84-year-old man at Laval’s Cité-de-la-Santé hospital.
Following the operation, the person died in hospital on Nov. 1, 2019. The regional well being authority for Laval’s board of administrators accepted Desormeau’s resignation two weeks later, in accordance with minutes from a common meeting assembly.
“Questions about the circumstances of the death led to the opening of a police investigation,” police stated in an announcement.
Police didn’t present extra details about the affected person’s dying, however stated the province’s Crown prosecutors workplace granted an arrest warrant for Desormeau following an investigation.
Anyone with details about Desormeau or the affected person’s dying is requested to contact authorities, police say.
Police additionally stated that may be achieved anonymously by calling the confidential line at 450-662-INFO (4636) or by calling 911 and mentioning file LVL-191109- 024.
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