Family sues Connecticut hospital after their son died ‘as a telehealth doctor watched over his ICU care’

NewsWorldAmericasFamily sues Connecticut hospital after their son died ‘as a telehealth doctor watched over his ICU care’The 26-year-old dental student died in August 2024Katie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 07 April 2026 17:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953085","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/connecticut-hospital-telehealth-doctor-icu-b2953085.html","title":"Family sues hospital after their son died in the care of a telehealth doctor"}}CloseRelated: Couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx over son's death after $500 price rise for asthma medsThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A...