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There could be other families looking for their missing loved one. Article states there are 61 patient remains stored at an off site morgue. 15 patients who died in 2023 and 11 who died in 2022. The others could date back many years.
February 21, 2025
CARMICHAEL, Calif. —
Four months after a KCRA 3 Investigates report revealed multiple patients had gone to Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael before seemingly going "missing," documents reveal a years-long backlog of dozens of patient remains in an off-site morgue.
In October, KCRA 3 reported on the case of Jessie Peterson after her family filed a lawsuit, claiming Dignity Health never contacted them after Peterson died at the hospital in 2023.
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February 21, 2025
CARMICHAEL, Calif. —
Four months after a KCRA 3 Investigates report revealed multiple patients had gone to Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael before seemingly going "missing," documents reveal a years-long backlog of dozens of patient remains in an off-site morgue.
In October, KCRA 3 reported on the case of Jessie Peterson after her family filed a lawsuit, claiming Dignity Health never contacted them after Peterson died at the hospital in 2023.

Sacramento County hospital had backlog of human remains, documents show 61 bodies kept in off-site morgue
According to the document, in October 2024, the off-site morgue had 61 patient remains from the hospital, including 15 patients who died in 2023 and 11 patients who died in 2022.
