Why Patient Advocates?

Most patients find it hard to mentally process medical information from their doctors and others — even though it’s about their own health — because they’re in pain, loopy from medication, stressed, in denial, or compromised by illness in some other way.

Every patient needs a family member or friend to be their second pair of ears and eyes to help navigate the medical world. And every one of these patient advocates needs to know what to expect to safeguard their patient.

We never know when we may get the call to be an advocate for someone we love, so make it a point to be informed about the causes of medical errors — but even more importantly, make it your mission to learn how to prevent them.

• What’s the Harm in Health Care?

  One-third of all hospital patients are harmed or killed by accident every year in American hospitals -- about 13 million patients.

  
  Preventable hospital accidents claim almost 300,000 lives -- equal to 3 jets crashing every single day of the year in America, with no survivors.

  
  Most of these deaths and injury are among older patients, and most result from a strained health care system seriously short on nurses and other critical resources.
  

• Our Solution

  CampaignZERO offers simple explanations about how common hospital hazards occur and easy checklists to help families safeguard their loved ones' care in the hospital.

• Why Checklists for Families?

  Every patient needs a family member or friend with them in the hospital -- yet few of us are prepared for this important role.

  
  Our simple little checklists can be a big help.

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