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Shuttered funeral home director: Docs who won’t sign death certificates at fault, too

Chicago Sun-Times
March 9, 2012

Carter Funeral Chapel Scandal

Robert Shostak, a resident at All Faith Pavilion Nursing Home at 35th & Giles, died on Jan. 22.

His remains went to Carter Funeral Chapels at 75th and Clyde, and the funeral home handled all the final arrangements.

But there’s still some unfinished business.

For the past 47 days, funeral home employees have been trying to get the death certificate signed by a doctor at Jackson Park Hospital where Shostak died.

Read the full article at the Chicago Sun-Times

Thanks to the HVCC Mortuary Science Alumni and Student Association for alerting us to this article.

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