{
  "id": 14837637,
  "title": "Family of man who died waiting for ambulance learnt of death through the media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/family-of-man-who-died-waiting-for-ambulance-learnt-of-death-through",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T01:37:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/brisbane-man-died-waiting-for-ambulance-family-learn-media/107274906"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The family of a 53-year-old man from Annerley, Brisbane, who died in his own home after waiting for an ambulance for two hours, learned of his passing through news reports. Health Minister Tim Nicholls was informed on Monday about the incident that occurred on Saturday, but he did not publicly comment until the news reports surfaced. The man had called Triple Zero (000) on Saturday evening due to chest pains, but the paramedics discovered him deceased when they arrived two hours later at his residence in Brisbane's south. The family was distressed to find out about his death through the media. Health Minister Nicholls apologized for the distress caused to the family and expressed his intention to order a review of the incident. Another man in his 80s also died while waiting for care at Mater Hospital for about three hours on Tuesday. Both deaths have prompted reviews of the critical incidents, with the goal of identifying issues and improving the response system.",
  "summary": "Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls says the 53-year-old's family learnt of his death through the media on Thursday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Man died waiting for ambulance in Brisbane",
    "Family learned of death through media",
    "Health Minister to order review of incident"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Delayed emergency responses and poor communication protocols are forcing a critical review of Queensland's healthcare system to prevent families from discovering tragedies through news reports instead of official channels.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}