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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Damon Cronshaw

'He died gasping for air': hospital staff shortages blamed for 'terrifying' death

A 91-year-old man who was denied palliative pain relief in the final hours of his life died gasping for air and whispering the name of his daughter.

Bronwyn Rissler witnessed her dad's "terrifying death" from his bedside, after trying for hours to get him the end-of-life care that Hunter Valley Private Hospital had promised.

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