A Sacramento woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, ​searched for her for more than a year​​

Jessie Peterson’s loved ones were told she checked out of Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Sacramento and it allegedly took a year to find her body.

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  1. Aug 22, 2024California hospital told woman's family she had checked out when she was actually dead, lawsuit says
  2. Aug 25, 2024A Sacramento woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, ​searched for her for more than a year​​

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Last development · Aug 25, 2024 — A Sacramento woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, ​searched for her for more than a year​​

How each side is putting it

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CNNLean Left· 765d ago

A Sacramento woman died at the hospital but her family wasn’t notified for nearly a year

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Ran by 4 outlets· KESQ Palm Springs, KVIA El Paso, +2 more
KESQ Palm SpringsCenter· 765d ago

A Sacramento woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, ​searched for her for more than a year​​

KVIA El PasoCenter· 765d ago

A Sacramento woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, ​searched for her for more than a year​​

KRDOCenter· 765d ago

A Sacramento woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, ​searched for her for more than a year​​

KTVZ BendCenter· 765d ago

A Sacramento woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, ​searched for her for more than a year​​

East Idaho NewsCenter· 765d ago

A California woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, ​searched for her for more than a year​​

NBC Los AngelesLean Left· 768d ago

California hospital told woman's family she had checked out when she was actually dead, lawsuit says

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New York PostLean Right· 768d ago

Family spent a year looking for daughter after hospital said she checked herself out — but she was dead the whole time: lawsuit

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