Overview
- Nicole Stark Carrillo, a 27-year-old anesthesiology resident, died during an overnight on-call shift on Sept. 15–16 at IMSS Clínica 46 in Guadalajara.
- Relatives allege she was left without adequate monitoring after fainting and cite an autopsy that reports asphyxia of indeterminate cause.
- IMSS states she received immediate medical attention when found unconscious, that resuscitation attempts failed, and that the institution is collaborating with investigators and assisting the family.
- The Fiscalía del Estado de Jalisco has an open investigation under case file 47649/2025 and is awaiting histopathological studies to establish the cause of death.
- The case has renewed scrutiny of long resident shifts and hospital protocols for treating staff who fall ill during duty.