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The Cost of Sepsis
Guest Author: Jim O’Brien Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital I am biased about sepsis, but I will try to put that aside and present an argument for why people who have day jobs like me – hospital administrators – should focus on improving sepsis care today. I am Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentC. diff survivor and advocate shares her story
Guest Author: Nancy C Caralla Founding Executive Director, President of the C Diff Foundation. My name is Nancy Caralla, and I know all too much about Clostridium difficile (C. diff). I am a nurse and contracted C. diff while caring for patients suffering from this horrible infection. Now, I am a C. diff survivor. Tragically, Read More >
Posted on by 104 CommentsA Family’s Perspective – “The Brutality of Sepsis will Haunt Us for the Rest of Our Lives”
Guest Author: Franchot Karl Sepsis. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. It’s one of the leading causes of death, particularly in hospitals, but most people have never heard of it. My sister and I had barely heard of it, until we lost our beloved mother because of it two years ago. The brutality of sepsis will Read More >
Posted on by 174 CommentsThe Need for Sepsis Awareness: A Survivor’s Perspective
Guest Author: Dana Mirman In December 2011, a lack of awareness of sepsis – a disease responsible for more American deaths each year than breast cancer, prostate cancer, and AIDS combined – nearly cost me my life. It all began with a little bump on my shoulder one afternoon. When it all began, I did Read More >
Posted on by 20 CommentsA Mother’s Account: “If We Had Known About Sepsis, We Would Have Looked for Sepsis”
Guest Author: Orlaith Staunton Co-Founder of END SEPSIS, the Legacy of Rory Staunton Our son Rory Staunton, 12 years old, died on Sunday, April 01, 2012 from undiagnosed sepsis. A few days earlier Rory fell playing basketball and scraped his arm. Rory began to feel ill just past midnight a day and a half after the fall. Read More >
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