Reports of bodies allegedly being left to rot while families were not notified about their loved ones' deaths for months have surfaced as the hospital's parent company, CommonSpirit Health, prepares for a hearing before the House Committee on Ways and Means. The hearing will discuss the impact of rising health care costs on patients and families. CommonSpirit is the parent company of Dignity Health, which owns and operates Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, California, and Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento. The hospital was subject to two state disciplinary actions between 2022 and 2023 and a federal statement of deficiencies in 2024. The allegations stem from the death of a Vietnam veteran who died in 2022 and his remains were not preserved or autopsied.