{"id":470650,"date":"2025-12-25T11:27:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T11:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/470650\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T11:27:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T11:27:21","slug":"edmonton-father-dies-in-hospital-e-r-waiting-to-see-a-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/470650\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"

A family is grieving after a 44-year-old father of three died in an Edmonton hospital emergency room waiting area.<\/p>\n

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On Monday, Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumar began experiencing severe chest pains while at work.<\/p>\n

A client drove him to the Grey Nuns Hospital<\/a> in southeast Edmonton, where Sreekumar was checked in at triage and then took a seat in the waiting room. His father, Kumar Sreekumar, soon arrived.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe told me, \u2018Papa, I cannot bear the pain,’\u201d Kumar said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am in so much pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kumar said his son told him and hospital staff the pain was a 15 out of 10. They did an electrocardiogram (ECG) on him to check his heart\u2019s function, but the family said Prashant was told there was nothing of significance and to keep waiting.<\/p>\n

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Staff also offered Prashant some Tylenol for his pain.<\/p>\n

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He waited, and waited some more.<\/p>\n

Kumar said as time passed, nurses would check Prashant\u2019s blood pressure.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt went up, up, and up. To me, it was through the roof.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than eight hours went by before Prashant was called into the treatment area.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter sitting maybe 10 seconds, he looked at me, he got up and put his hand on his chest and just crashed,\u201d Kumar said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt that moment he died.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nurses called for help but it was too late. Prashant died of an apparent cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

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Prashant leaves behind his wife, and three children ages three, 10 and 14. The family loved to travel together and said Prashant was a \u201cgoofball\u201d with his kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was for his family, for his kids, he was so nice. Anybody who talked to him said, \u2018We don\u2019t know a better than him,’\u201d Kumar said.<\/p>\n

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