Finding into death of Eric Albert Ford

80y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with pulmonary sarcoidosis

Eric Albert Ford, an 80-year-old male, was found dead in bed at a supported residential facility in Stawell, Victoria on 11 October 2018. The cause of death was ischaemic heart disease with pulmonary sarcoidosis as a contributing condition. The coroner's investigation identified no clinical issues requiring further examination. The death was determined to be from natural causes. No medical errors, delays in care, or preventable factors were identified in this case of an elderly man with pre-existing cardiac and pulmonary disease.