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Parents sue hospital over dead baby in car
Grieving parents sue Salem Health after staff gave prescription slip to drive dead baby home.
In brief
Grieving parents sue Salem Health after staff gave prescription slip to drive dead baby home. Parents sued Salem Health for $10 million after staff handed them a prescription slip to drive their dead baby home in the car. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
Parents sue hospital
Aleksandr and Nataliya Yeremeyev sued Salem Health and an emergency room doctor for $10 million.
Baby died in hospital
Michael Yeremeyev died in September 2024 after breathing turned rapid at 8 months old.
Staff gave prescription slip
Hospital staff allegedly gave parents a handwritten prescription note to drive dead baby home.
Parents carried baby home
Parents carried Michael’s body across emergency lobby doors to their family car.
Drove baby home
Father drove four hours in Washington state, scared of crash and body deteriorating.
Sue for damages
Family claims hospital gross negligence and violated duty for dignified post-mortem care.
The main idea
Parents sued Salem Health for $10 million after staff handed them a prescription slip to drive their dead baby home in the car.
