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“It’s atrocious, it’s horrible,” attorney Frank Avila tells PEOPLE. “It’s hard for me to understand the lack of humanity.”
In a statement to PEOPLE, the hospital, Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, says it has “had discussions with the family regarding inadvertent billing and we regret this error.”
A medical bill sent to the family of infant Yovanny Lopez, referring to him as ‘Figueroa, boy’.
After that, Clarisa Figueroa allegedly called 911 to claim she had just given birth and the newborn was not breathing.
Paramedics rushed Figueroa and the newborn to the hospital, where Figueroa and her family continued to monitor the child.
Prosecutors say Yovanny died on June 14 from injuries he sustained due to a lack of oxygen when he was cut from his mother’s body. The women were denied bail, according toThe Sun Times.
From left: Clarisa Figueroa, Desiree Figueroa and Piotr Bobak.Chicago Police
A third person, Desiree’s boyfriend Piotr Bobak, 40,is also chargedwith one felony count of concealment of a homicide.
He says the hospital has promised to write off the bills, but never put anything in writing, and that Lopez is still receiving demands for payment.
In a bill dated June 3 which Avila provided to PEOPLE, the hospital informs the family that their “balance is past due. Please pay the entire amount … to avoid being referred to an external collection agency.”
“Our hearts and prayers continue to be with the Ochoa-Lopez family during this difficult time. We have had discussions with the family regarding inadvertent billing and we regret this error. We take our obligation to patient privacy seriously, and therefore are unable to comment further regarding care, services or billing.”
source: people.com
