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A failing health care system caused my husband’s death

Vonda Vaden Bates and her late husband Yogiraj Charles Bates.

This opinion article was originally published in STAT: A failing health care system caused my husband’s death. His care team was incredibly kind, but they lacked the resources to save his life. On Tuesday, September 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Agency for Healthcare Read More >

October 7, 2024 by Guest Author Vonda Vaden Bates, a patient safety advocate.6 Comments

Blood, Organ, and Tissue Safety, Patient Stories and Patient Safety

Effective diagnostic processes and patient safety means not having to ask “What if”

“What If” I was seen, heard, and treated like a partner? Regarded as the greatest English novelist during the Victorian Era, Charles Dickens once said, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” Those words never rang truer than Read More >

September 18, 2024 by Col. Steven L. Coffee2 Comments

Patient Stories and Patient Safety

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Keep Your Kids Safe: Put Medicines and Supplements, Including Gummies, Up and Away

National Poison Prevention Week (March 17-23, 2024) is a good time for parents and caregivers to review how medicines are stored in their homes. While you may keep prescription medicines Up and Away, and out of reach and sight of young children, it’s important to remember that over-the-counter medicines and supplements, such as vitamins and Read More >

March 21, 2024 by Rachel Meyers, PharmD

Medication Safety

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Denise Cardo, MD, retires after 30 years dedicated to patient safety

As part of Public Health Thank You Day, celebrated every year on the Monday before Thanksgiving, we’d like to honor Denise Cardo, MD, who recently retired from public service after 30 years dedicated to patient safety. Denise leaves a legacy of protecting the United States and the globe from some of our most challenging and Read More >

November 20, 2023 by Katy Capers, MA, & Kendra Driver, PhD3 Comments

Patient Stories and Patient Safety

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I Want My Sepsis Experience to Help Save Lives

Katy Grainger, Sepsis Alliance Board of Directors

In 2018, I got a small infection on my thumb that looked unusual, so I visited an emergency room. All my vital signs were strong at the time, and there was no indication that the infection had progressed or that my body had developed sepsis. Over the next 36 hours, I developed several of the Read More >

September 13, 2023 by Katy Grainger, Sepsis Survivor, double amputee, patient advocate and member of Sepsis Alliance Board of Directors13 Comments

Healthcare-associated infections, Patient Stories and Patient Safety

Healthcare-associated Infections, Infection Control and Prevention, patient stories and patient safety, Sepsis

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A failing health care system caused my husband’s death

Effective diagnostic processes and patient safety means not having to ask “What if”

Keep Your Kids Safe: Put Medicines and Supplements, Including Gummies, Up and Away

Denise Cardo, MD, retires after 30 years dedicated to patient safety

I Want My Sepsis Experience to Help Save Lives