A Kelowna woman who was treated by an imposter nurse at B.C. Women’s Hospital is speaking out, saying she feels violated and that the dismissive way health officials are dealing with her situation is making it worse.
Chaelene Peeren, 28, underwent surgery to treat endometriosis at the Vancouver hospital on April 27. The surgery was intended to give her a chance to have a child and it worked; she’s currently 21 weeks pregnant.
The procedure was poised to become the backdrop of a much bigger life shift but that changed this week when she received a letter signed by Cheryl Davies, the chief operating officer of B.C.
Women’s Hospital, saying a perioperative nurse who assisted with her surgery was not actually licensed. Read more: Woman