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Family Found Wrong Corpse in Coffin and Hospital Reinforces Identification
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Family Found Wrong Corpse in Coffin and Hospital Reinforces Identification

SAPO Notícias9 September 2026 at 12:48

A family discovered that the corpse they received at Hospital São José to hold the wake did not correspond to their relative. The error was only detected during the funeral ceremony, when the procedures were already underway. The Health Regulatory Authority identified failures in the identification procedures practiced by the hospital unit. The hospital reinforced the identification protocols to prevent similar situations in the future.

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