Urgences-santé was ordered by Quebec Superior Court to pay to the family of Nutin McFarland, who died even though he became ill less than a kilometre from a Montreal hospital.
The company has been aggressively expanding its national footprint since last year, when its Persistence Capital Partners completed its go-private $415-million acquisition of Neighbourly.
Dr. Stuart Wilkinson admitted to allegations that he ordered a blood test and an abdominal ultrasound for a patient that he had never met and failed to follow up, despite the tests showing abnormal results.
