An Ottawa hospital misidentified a dying patient. Now 2 families say they’re being ignored – CBC

Montfort Hospital accused of failing to follow up after asking for input to improve policies

Nov 28, 2024

An Ottawa man says in the months since the Montfort Hospital misidentified his brother, allowing strangers to make decisions about his treatment — and ultimately, his remains — their family has endured waves of shock, grief and frustration.

Now they’re getting used to a new feeling — being ignored.

“I think we’re forgotten,” he said. “Everything moved on — no one’s thinking about us, that’s for sure.”

CBC has agreed to identify the man only by his first name, Sam, to protect his privacy, and because not every family member has been informed of all the circumstances surrounding their ordeal.

The family’s last photos of the man who died show him in a hospital bed, covered in tubes and flanked by someone else’s parents.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/montfort-hospital-id-policy-patient-mixup-families-blindsided-1.7392461