MedPage Today March 25, 2025
— 61 bodies held for months; hospital chief said it assumed remains “did not have families”
Mercy San Juan Medical Center has for years transported numerous deceased patients to an off-site morgue without notifying next-of-kin, leaving anguished families searching for loved ones who seemed to just disappear.
That’s according to accusations in three California statements of deficiencies filed in the last 3 years. Investigators found the hospital failed to meet requirements for completing patients’ death certificates within 15 hours, making sufficient attempts to notify family, and writing discharge summaries within 14 days.
The most recent violations at the 384-bed Dignity Health hospital in Sacramento were elevated to the federal level. State investigators acting on behalf of CMS discoveredopens in a...
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