The death of a patient who'd waited hours to be seen at a Winnipeg emergency department has some people considering whether the province could innovate its way out of its health-care woes.

Chad Christopher Giffin's death in the city's Health Sciences Centre earlier this week has been ruled a critical incident. An investigation is still ongoing, but the hospital says it was over capacity in the hours leading to the man's death.

The incident has rekindled concerns from Manitobans worried about the …