WHY ADVOCACY?  

• Directly related to Safe, High Quality Care 

• Essential to Navigating the Complex Health Care System 

• Essential to Support Care for Family Members  

• Independent healthcare advocates are recognized as means to fill the healthcare quality gap.

RESEARCH 

Medical errors are responsible for injury in as many as 1 out of every 25 hospital patients; an estimated 48,000-98,000 patients die from medical errors each year. Errors in health care have been estimated to cost more than $5 million per year in a large teaching hospital, and preventable health care-related cost the economy from $17 to $29 billion each year.

medical errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.   

BROCHURE

WHAT WORKS?

• Care is Client Centered

• Client has a personal Advocate

• An Independent RN Patient Advocate manages the complex health care system

• An Independent RN Patient Advocate helps to Keep you well

• An Independent RN Patient Advocate helps alleviate the gaps found in health care today