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Hospital staff cut off Indigenous patient's braids, prompting review
In May 2024, staff at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital cut off and discarded the braids of 84-year-old Dexter Adams, an Indigenous patient, causing significant distress to his family; Alberta Health Services responded with additional cultural sensitivity training and an internal investigation, bu...
Hospital staff cut off Indigenous patient's braids, prompting review
In May 2024, staff at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital cut off and discarded the braids of 84-year-old Dexter Adams, an Indigenous patient, causing significant distress to his family; Alberta Health Services responded with additional cultural sensitivity training and an internal investigation, bu...
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