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

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Jessie Marie Peterson had been suffering from Type 1 diabetes when she was admitted to Mercy San Juan Medical Center on April 6 last year .

The 31-year-old patient's family filed a missing person's report with the county sheriff's department, posted notices around town and even interviewed local homeless people in hopes someone had seen Peterson .

It was not until April 12, 2024 , that the Sacramento County Detective's Office notified Jessie ’s family that she was found deceased.

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62

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56

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26

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formal

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English

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56

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