Patients Urged To Take Role In Preventing Health Care Errors
Advocacy Groups Urge Patients To 'Speak Up'
CHICAGO, IL -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 03/13/2002 -- Imagine being rushed to the hospital emergency room for what should be a life-saving procedure…but instead ending up with the wrong medication, treatment or surgery. Errors in providing health care may be killing up to 98-thousand people a year.
Today, the leading advocates of health care quality and safety are launching a national campaign called “Speak Up” -- to help patients avoid errors in their care.
Reporters and producers are also invited to take part in a telephone news conference on the same topic:
Thursday, March 14: Noon Eastern/11am Central/9am Pacific by calling 1.800.351.4895 security code: #20413.
To view video, click here: www.orbisnews.com/push_vnr/iwire_new/5534iw1.htm
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