Overview

• A 67-year-old patient at Ospedale Cardarelli in Campobasso was mistakenly declared dead due to a clinical record mix-up.
• Hospital staff informed the man's daughter of his supposed death, prompting her to rush to the hospital and arrange funeral services.
• While at the hospital, the daughter received a phone call from her father, who revealed he was alive and had been discharged earlier that day.
• Medical staff attributed the error to swapped charts with another patient who had actually passed away and issued an apology to the family.
• The family, while distressed by the incident, has decided not to pursue legal action against the hospital.