New Brunswick ombudsperson Marie-France Pelletier speaks to media at the provincial legislature in Fredericton, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hina Alam
New Brunswick health network apologizes for use of restraints at psychiatric facility
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s francophone health network is apologizing for the way it used restraints and seclusion rooms at an adult psychiatric facility in the province’s north.
New Brunswick ombudsperson Marie-France Pelletier speaks to media at the provincial legislature in Fredericton, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hina Alam
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s francophone health network is apologizing for the way it used restraints and seclusion rooms at an adult psychiatric facility in the province’s north.
His comments follow a scathing report by the ombudswoman — Marie-France Pelletier — that said some patients at the hospital were restrained for hours, sometimes in their own urine and feces.
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It also included accounts of desperate patients kept in seclusion rooms unable to contact health staff.
He says the health network accepts Pelletier’s recommendations, which include that hospitals keep more detailed records on the use of restraints and seclusion rooms.Â
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 24, 2025.
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