Name of Victim: Jessica Hallgren
Age of Victim: 39
Sex of Victim: Female
What Is This Testimony About: Hospital Protocol Death
State: MI
Did the victim survive? No
Date of Death: 12/14/2021
Contact Name: Julie Schlipp
Relationship to Victim: Mother
Was the victim a military Veteran? No
Was the victim considered special needs, or did they have any kind of disability? No
Was the victim admitted to the hospital? Yes
Name of Hospital(s) victim was admitted to (List All that apply): Trinity Emergency and Trinity Hospital
County Hospital is located in: Kent
Date Admitted: 11/30/2021
Was the victim isolated at any time during hospitalization? Yes
Was the victim or family pressured to sign a Do Not Resuscitate? No
Was the victim deprived of food and water while in the hospital? No
Was victim placed on a ventilator? Yes
What medications were administered to the victim by doctors or hospital staff? Albuterol, Ativan, Benzonatate, Budesonide, Dexamethasone, Decadron, Enoxaparin sodium, Famotidine, Fentanyl, Lasix, Lorazepam, Lovenox, Morphine, Narcan, Oxygen, Propofol, Remdesivir, Sedatives, Sodium Chloride, Vasopressin, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Zinc
Other medications administered: Ketamine
What medications did the hospital explicitly refuse to administer to the victim? Hydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin, Monoclonal Antibodies
Has this incident been reported to any agency such as VAERS, HHS, JACHO, Medical Board or others? No
Place of Death: Hospital
Would you be interested in participating in podcasts or other media? Yes
A Mother, A Baby, and a System That Chose Profit Over Life
Jessica Hallgren was 39 years old, pregnant, and deeply loved. She was a wife, a mother, a daughter and she was carrying new life when she walked into a Michigan hospital in late November 2021 believing she would receive care. What followed was not care. It was an institutional betrayal that cost Jessica her life and shattered a family forever.
Jessica entered Trinity Emergency and Trinity Hospital seeking help while pregnant, one of the most vulnerable conditions a woman can be in, and one that demands heightened caution, individualized care, and fierce protection of both mother and baby. Instead, from the moment she was admitted on November 30, 2021, Jessica was placed on a rigid, incentive-driven hospital protocol that ignored pregnancy, disregarded safer alternatives, and prioritized compliance over conscience.
Despite the existence of known, safe treatment options that could have been used for pregnant women, Jessica’s family watched as the hospital refused early treatment and denied requests for alternatives. Medications with established safety profiles were dismissed while drugs carrying serious risks, especially to pregnant patients, were pushed as “standard of care.” This was not a medical judgment call made in Jessica’s best interest. It was a protocol decision, financially incentivized and institutionally enforced.
Jessica was isolated, cut off from advocacy at the very moment she needed it most. Her family’s concerns were brushed aside. Their voices were muted. Like so many families during this time, they were made to feel powerless, forced to watch from a distance as irreversible decisions were made about Jessica’s body and her unborn child without meaningful consent or transparency.
As the days passed, Jessica’s condition deteriorated, not because COVID demanded it, but because aggressive escalation was chosen instead of thoughtful, patient-centered care. Heavy sedation followed. Then ventilation. The same pattern families across the country describe again and again unfolded here: rapid oxygen escalation, powerful sedatives, and the steady stripping away of Jessica’s ability to breathe, speak, or advocate for herself or her baby.
Jessica never came home. On December 14, 2021, she died in the hospital. Her new born baby would know her mother. The loss is immeasurable.
Jessica left behind a husband who lost his partner and the future they were building together, and children who lost their mother. No protocol chart captures the trauma of explaining to children why their mom isn’t coming home. No hospital policy accounts for the lifetime of grief that follows a preventable death. And no incentive payment offsets the human cost paid by this family.
Julie Schlipp, Jessica’s mother, bravely shared this story not because it is easy, but because silence only protects the systems that caused this harm. Her testimony exposes the truth: this was not an unavoidable tragedy. It was the result of deliberate choices, made by an institution that refused to treat Jessica as a pregnant woman with unique needs, and instead reduced her to a protocol checkbox.
What happened to Jessica reflects a broader pattern seen across the country during COVID, one marked by:
- Denial of early and individualized treatment
- Refusal of safer alternatives
- Forced isolation of patients
- Heavy sedation and premature ventilation
- Ignoring pregnancy, informed consent, and family advocacy
- Financially incentivized protocols replacing ethical medicine
These are not accidents. They are egregious violations of trust and humanity, carried out under the guise of emergency care.
Betrayal Project USA exists to ensure stories like Jessica’s are never buried, dismissed, or forgotten. We are a victim-led organization, comprised largely of widows, widowers, parents, and survivors, who lived through similar harm. We document these testimonies, preserve the historical record, and demand accountability and reform so this never happens again.
These are crimes against humanity, and they must be stopped.
If you or a loved one were harmed by COVID-related hospital protocols, shots, or policies, your story matters. Please document your experience at betrayalprojectusa.org. By speaking out, you help protect future families and honor those like Jessica and her unborn child, whose lives were taken far too soon.
