Anndorie Sachs was taking a test at the University of Utah last week.
What she didn't know was she was right across the street giving birth at University Hospital at the same time.
In a bizarre apparent case of stolen identity, a woman reportedly gave birth under Sachs' name and then left the hospital. The newborn tested positive for drugs, according to Sachs.
Friday, the Division of Child and Family Services called Sachs wanting to know why she left her newborn.
"I said, 'I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't deliver a baby,' " Sachs said.
The hospital was insistent that it was her baby, she said, until DCFS came out to personally talk to her and realized she didn't match the description of the woman who actually gave birth.
"As soon as DCFS saw me, they knew it wasn't me," she said.
Now, there is a newborn baby with Sachs' last name on the birth certificate whom she did not deliver and a real birth mother who is missing.
Sachs said her identification, including credit cards and driver's license, were stolen from her car in February. She immediately canceled her cards and never thought much about it after closing her accounts.
What she didn't expect was someone showing up at Alta View Hospital with her driver's license posing as her.
"I've never heard of someone delivering a baby in your name," she said.
A woman claiming to be Sachs showed up at Alta View Hospital on April 22 at 6:40 a.m. indicating she was about to give birth, said hospital spokesman Jess Gomez. Because she was only 33 weeks along, the hospital sent her to the U. for special treatment, he said.
The woman was at Alta View only two hours or less, Gomez said. And because she came for an emergency during an unscheduled appointment, the hospital did not have time to verify her identification, he said.
"Our immediate concern was treating her and her baby," Gomez said.
Because Sachs, who has four children of her own, had given birth at Alta View before, all of her medical records were pulled up as soon as the imposter showed them Sachs' driver's license.
Sandy police said Monday they were investigating the case but declined other comments until they had a chance to talk with everyone involved.
A spokesman at University Hospital said it was a difficult situation for the hospital to comment on because of federal privacy laws. The hospital confirmed a woman named Anndorie Sachs had contacted them saying that someone had stolen her identity and given birth under her name. The hospital could not comment on the baby's condition or even confirm whether a baby with Sachs' name was actually born.
The hospital said its investigation was continuing and that administrators would make sure Sachs would not be billed for any services she did not receive.
The hospital said that when a patient arrives needing immediate care, that person is usually treated first and the identity confirmed second.
A Social Security card has reportedly already been ordered under Sachs' name for the new child, Sachs said.
Sachs said it had been a very trying past few days, starting with DCFS allegedly considering taking her other children into state protective custody.
"It was very scary. It's been very bizarre. I've been in shock this whole time," she said.
Officials declined to release the condition of the baby.
Sachs said she has had a lot of thoughts about the infant and hopes the rest of its life will be better than the start.
"I hope something good could come out of this situation for the baby," she said.
Sachs said she was concerned about what might happen down the road if medical records aren't changed now and the baby someday goes looking for its birth mother.
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