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Podcast: Closer Look
Episode: Family on a mission to fix ER wait times after teenage son’s tragic death
Description: A grieving family from Burlington, Ont. is trying to turn their immeasurable loss into a force for change.Finlay van der Werken was 16 years old when his mother, Hazel, rushed him to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on Feb. 7, 2024. The teen was in such severe pain on his right side that his mom left the car in front of the emergency department and took him straight in.What happened next was a “complete state of terror,” his mother said.While waiting more than eight agonizing hours to be treated at the hosp...