# Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Type: Company

Source: Healthcare Intelligence Brief — https://gethealthbrief.com/entity/phoenix-childrens-hospital
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## Timeline

- **2026-07-10**: Toddler released from hospital, investigations ongoing — Police confirm the child has been released; recommended felony charges against parents; hospital protocols under scrutiny.
- **2026-02-10**: MRI shows no brain damage — A GoFundMe update states an MRI days after the incident reveals no brain damage, though ongoing therapy is required.
- **2026-02-08T23:52:00Z**: Medical examiner finds child breathing — A medical examiner’s team arrives to retrieve the body and discovers the toddler is alive. He is immediately airlifted to Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
- **2026-02-08T19:23:00Z**: Body moved to hospital morgue — The child is transferred to the hospital’s cold storage unit.
- **2026-02-08T18:20:00Z**: Toddler declared dead — Dr. Aryan Toosi of Mercy Gilbert Medical Center pronounces time of death despite family and police observing gasping movements.
- **2026-02-08**: Toddler found unresponsive in family pool — 18-month-old Vincent Fiordilino is discovered face-down in his Gilbert, AZ swimming pool; a relative performs CPR before emergency responders arrive.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Toddler Found Alive 5.5 Hrs After Death Pronouncement: A Clinical Wake-Up Call
2026-08-06 00:34:11 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 7

An 18-month-old boy was discovered breathing in a hospital morgue nearly 6 hours after being declared dead following a drowning. The case exposes critical flaws in death-determination protocols and highlights the unique pediatric physiology that can mask signs of life, prompting urgent calls for policy reform.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/toddler-alive-morgue-5-hours-hospital-protocol-failure

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