The Empowered Patient Coalition provides resources enabling patients to take control of their medical treatments.

"ADVERSE EVENTS" - PREVENTABLE MEDICAL ERRORS

Hi, my name is Giovanna, I live in Vancouver B.C. and want to make a documentary on "Preventable Medical Errors in Hospitals." If there are any of you out there who have suffered an adverse event in a Canadian or American hospital, a Care...

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Esthersvoice.com

Our mother, Esther Winckler, died March 5th, 2000 following elective hip replacement surgery and 15 days of well-documented medical neglect at Chilliwack General Hospital, British Columbia. From the very beginning, there were questions...

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Health Care Neglect

She Wasn't Supposed to Die: The Madeleine Mendoza Story. On the 18th of March 2003, I was on top of the world. Finally, after 3 months of being in and out of the hospital, Madeleine my wife, or as I called her Honey, would be healthy again and...

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Justice for Josh

My beautiful son, Joshua Alvin Patey was taken from me by medical negligence. This involves two doctors and one nurse at our local hospital. I'm sure there are many good doctors and nurses there. ...

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Open Arms Patient Advocacy Society

We are a local not for profit organization with a primary focus of assisting patients and families when dealing with health regions to get the answers that they deserve when an adverse medical ordeal occurs. To emotionally support patients and their...

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OVARIAN CANCER and US

Information sharing as it relates directly and/or indirectly to ovarian cancer....... “Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.” Albert Einstein Video - Special Ovarian Cancer Women's...

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The Patient Factor

It’s the voice of patients everywhere. Each day there are stories in the news about the problems with our public health care system. Patients are finally voicing their concerns and people are realizing that although no health care system is...

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What Happened to Annie?

A Four Year Quest for Answers How did baby Annie die? Why won't the world famous hospital allow us to view the medical chart? Why won't the Chief Coroner and his committee answer simple questions about Annie's death? Please visit the What...

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