Saturday 25 June 2022 01:00 AM Boston hospital throws baby's body in trash mistaking remains for discarded bed ... trends now
A premature baby who died weeks after being born at world renowned Boston hospital remains may have been accidentally discarded as bed linens in a shocking revelation.
Everleigh Victoria McCarthy was only two pounds when she arrived three months early on July 25, 2020, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
When the baby developed a brain bleed and was put on a ventilator it seemed unlikely she would survive.
The devastated parents, Alana Ross, 37, and Daniel McCarthy, 38, waited and prayed that their baby would come through.
Sadly, their daughter died on August 6, 2020, 12 days after being born, family attorney Greg Henning told DailyMail.com.
Her devastated parents began to make arrangements and plan for a memorial service for their daughter until they learned the shocking news.
The funeral home informed them that their daughter's body was missing and soon their grief turned into a horrific nightmare.
First-time parents, Alana Ross, 37, and Daniel McCarthy, 38,waited and prayed that their baby, Everleigh would grow stronger and that they would be able to bring her home, but sadly their daughter did not survive and passed away 12 days after being born
The distraught couple called the hospital trying to get answers, but when they were unable to get adequate information they contacted the Boston Police Department, the attorney confirmed.
Hospital employees said they could not find the baby's remains, according to a police report obtained by DailyMail.com.
According the report, police determined that the baby's body 'was probably mistaken as soiled linen' and discarded.
'It's like she died all over again,' Ross told The New York Times.
Ross, who had suffered two prior miscarriages before learning she became pregnant with Everleigh, was traumatized once again.
In a statement on Friday, Sunil Eappen, Brigham and Women's Hospital's chief medical officer, issued a statement to DailyMail.com expressing their condolence but were unable to provide further information. 'We continue to express our deepest sympathies and most sincere apologies to the Ross and McCarthy family for their loss and the heartbreaking circumstances surrounding it,' Eappen said. 'As with any instance in which there is a concern raised related to our standard of care or practice, we readily and transparently shared the details with the patient's family. 'We always evaluate both system and human factors that contribute to errors or potential issues raised by patients, family members or staff and take action. '
On Thursday, Ross and McCarthy sued the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston.
Henning, who has been working with the couple for nearly two years, told DailyMail.com that the lawsuit was being filed now because he said, 'it wasn't going to be resolved any other way.'
