‘Nightmarish mistake’: SCO calls for investigation into botched Winnipeg surgery – Global News

November 13, 2024

The Southern Chiefs’ Organization is calling for an investigation into a botched amputation at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, in which a man from Bloodvein First Nation had the wrong leg removed.

Jason Kennedy went into hospital for an amputation of his right leg due to an infection, the SCO said, and came out of surgery with the left one removed below the knee.

“I cannot even begin to wrap my head around how traumatic and devastating this experience is for Mr. Kennedy and his family,” SCO Grand Chief Jerry Daniels said in a statement.

“I call on the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the provincial government to conduct a thorough and comprehensive investigation into this disturbing and nightmarish mistake when it comes to so-called patient care.”