Heather Winterstein's life possibly could have been saved if treated sooner in Ontario hospital, inquest told | Page 900 | Unpublished
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Heather Winterstein's life possibly could have been saved if treated sooner in Ontario hospital, inquest told

April 14, 2026

The inquest into the death of a 24-year-old woman who died of sepsis in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital in 2021 has heard from an infectious disease specialist. Dr. Dominik Mertz testified that if an infection had been confirmed or strongly suspected earlier, antibiotic treatment could possibly have prevented her conditioning from worsening.



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