His 95-year-old grandmother was discharged in only a hospital gown. It was –10 C

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When Greg Mitchell of Ottawa picked up his grandmother from University Hospital in London, Ont., last week, he says he was surprised to find her in her wheelchair wearing only a blue hospital gown, with the temperature –10 C.  

“They sent home her clothing in a bag,” said Mitchell about the 95-year-old, who has dementia. 

“When the porter dropped her off to me outside, she said something to the effect that, ‘She’s a handful, and she’s not happy and she’s all yours now.'”

Now, Mitchell, a father of three and research scientist with the federal government, wants the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) to review his grandmother’s case

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