Parents Accuse Oregon Hospital of Ordering Them to Transport Dead Infant in Car for 4-Hour Drive
Parents claim hospital told them to drive 4 hours with dead infant in car. Lawsuit seeks $10M over alleged mishandling.
POLICY WIRE — Portland, Oregon — A Seattle couple is suing a Salem, Oregon hospital after they allege staff instructed them to transport their 9-month-old son’s body in their own vehicle for a four-hour trip, citing the high cost of a local funeral home service.
The Yeremeyevs, who lost their son Michael unexpectedly during a family trip to Oregon, claim hospital workers advised them to place his corpse in their car seat or lay him flat in the backseat. The complaint states the parents were concerned about the body stiffening and requested an extra blanket for dignity during the journey.
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During the drive, the couple contacted funeral homes in Seattle to arrange for Michael’s remains. Upon arrival, Aleksandr Yeremeyev had to clean bodily fluids that had leaked from the body during the trip. The lawsuit, which seeks $10 million in damages, accuses the hospital of failing to provide proper procedures for handling the remains, leading to extreme emotional distress for the family.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
