Prevent – Surgery Errors

Surgical errors can be deadly — 10% of patients who die within 90 days of surgery do so because of a preventable error. They can also extend a hospital stay by nearly 10 days. Read more about surgical errors.

To prevent this from happening to your loved one, follow the common-sense directions in this checklist:

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  Preventable hospital hazards claim almost 300,000 lives in America every year. Another 3,700,000 Americans are harmed, but blessed to survive.
  
  Most of these deaths and injury are among older patients, and most are the result of a strained health care system seriously short on nurses and other critical resources.
  
  CampaignZERØ™ offers simple explanations about how common hospital hazards occur and easy checklists to help families safeguard their loved ones' care in the hospital.
  

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