Patient dies after being wrongly taken off life support ‘when he was mistaken for his hospital roommate in same ward’

THE FAMILY of a man whose life support was incorrectly switched off in a tragic case of mistaken identity are demanding answers from the hospital where he died.

David Wells, 69, was placed on life support in Washington State hospital after he choked on a piece of steak while eating dinner in Vancouver, Washington.

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, Vancouver, is now being sued by both families involvedGoogle Maps KGWDavid Wells was placed on life support after choking on a piece of steak...