Josie King was a 18 month old girl who died as a result of hospital errors. Through the creation of a patient safety program, the King’s hope to help prevent this from ever happening to another child.
This taken from www.josieking.org:
It is estimated that as many as 98,000 Americans die each year from preventable adverse events—defined as injuries caused by medical mismanagement. Even using the lowest estimate, medical mismanagement is the fourth leading cause of death, exceeding rates for motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer and AIDS.
Watch and listen to Josie’s Mom below:
