ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Veterans Affairs hospital is reviewing its policy after a veteran who collapsed in the hospital cafeteria died while waiting a half hour for an ambulance to arrive and transport him 500 yards to the ER.
Staff followed procedure and called 911 when he suffered what appeared to be a heart attack, CBN News reports.
The emergency room is located about a four-minute walk away in another building on the hospital compound. The incident has prompted questions as to why the man was not strapped to a gurney and wheeled there.