Maine Hospital Patients Sent Letters About Their Own Deaths

Patients of MaineHealth were surprised to receive letters offering condolences about their deaths.

MaineHealth Hospital Sends Out Letters to Live Patients About Their Deaths

Imagine opening a letter from your medical provider and reading that, for some reason, they think you're dead.

It happened to many MaineHealth patients recently, who then contacted the health organization to report they are very much alive.

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MaineHealth officials say a computer glitch caused letters to be sent out to living patients, offering condolences for their death.

The letters, reportedly, went on to give options to family members about how they could settle the deceased's medical bills.

Hundreds of the letters wer