Posted: Monday, October 27, 2025. 9:05 pm CST.
By Aaron Humes: A 92-year-old man died after waiting for over an hour for medical attention at the Northern Regional Hospital (NRH), leaving his family questioning the public health system. Eusebio Espinosa Junior took his father, Eusebio Senior, to the hospital on Saturday evening due to severe pain, but was told to wait outside while staff attended to others.
Espinosa, speaking with Channel 5 News, said he pleaded with nurses for help, only to be told they were too busy, stating that it was only after his father stopped breathing that medical staff rushed to assist him. The emergency room was reportedly overcrowded that night. “It really hurt me because I was waiting nearly over an hour,” he said.
Health and Wellness Minister Kevin Bernard has ordered an investigation into the incident, promising accountability if negligence is found.
Espinosa told Channel 5 News he expressed doubt about the investigation’s outcomes but emphasized the need for improvements in the healthcare system, saying, “I don’t really expect anything out of this… Minister Bernard, he’s a good minister, but I would only want that they tighten up the gaps with the nurses there and work on what needs to be worked on. If someone reach an emergency ward, deal with them. Let them have more staff…When I get older, I just want to see my grandkids get better treatment…If you don’t want to work, try something else to do. If you don’t love what you’re doing, you need to carry on with another occupation. You can’t be there just for a salary.”
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