The parents of Sabrina Perez, a 24-year-old dental student from Connecticut, are suing after she died in intensive care while allegedly being treated by a physician who was overseeing her remotely via video screen from another hospital 12 miles away, rather than being present in person. The lawsuit raises concerns about the use of remote or "telehealth" style physician oversight in critical care settings, questioning whether adequate in-person medical attention was provided during a medical emergency.

The family's legal claim alleges that the arrangement, in which the treating doctor was not physically at her bedside, contributed to inadequate care and ultimately her death. The case is expected to scrutinise hospital staffing practices and the appropriateness of remote physician monitoring for critically ill patients, though full details of the medical timeline and the hospitals involved have not been comprehensively outlined in initial reporting.