Safe Patient Project: Louisiana

Medical Error Survey for Patients

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:16:20 -0600

This survey was created for patients who have experienced medical harm, their loved ones and their advocates. This survey was created by the Empowered Patient Coalition and we have jointly published this survey on our websites. This survey is designed to answer questions that are important to patients. This is a way for patients to report their experience as they have lived it, and to know that their report will be counted.The Empowered Patient Coalition will be entering the events annonymously on a map so you can see your error and others in your state by clciking on the map.

Patient Safety Advocates Health Reform Support Letter

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:19:24 -0600

Doctor/Medical Staff Accountability

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:37:50 -0600

Patients who were harmed by a doctor or other medical staff.

Medical Error

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:18:16 -0600

Wrong surgery, wrong patient or wrong body part

Medication Error

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:18:58 -0600

Wrong drug, wrong dosage, side effects or drug interactions

Prescription Drugs

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:17:10 -0600

Problems with high cost, insurance coverage or misleading ads

Hospital Infection

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:15:42 -0600

MRSA or other infection contracted in the hospital

Report: Surgical infection prevention falls short

Thu, 14 May 2009 10:35:46 -0600

CU finds more hospitals following infection prevention measures, but too many patients remain at risk.

"I'd rather have my health back"

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:32:00 -0600

I went in for an L4-S1 spinal fusion in March 2005. When I awoke after surgery, I had intense pain all down the right side of my body. They did a CT scan and found that the pedicle screw in the right side of my L-4 vertebrae was too long, and was impinging on my nerve root.

User-Generated Content: Louisiana

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:09:34 -0600

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M.N. of Louisiana

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:30:00 -0600

In May of 2006, I went in to the hospital for a routine abdominal total hysterectomy. I had two previous C-sections, so my physician used the same incision site. After 4 days at home, I noticed a hard lump under the surgery site. I had a low fever, but nothing remarkable, and no pain. On day 7 (post surgery), I returned to the same hospital's E.R.(due to higher fever and abnormal looking lump under wound site) and waited 6 hours for a room. An ultrasound revealed a mass of some type under the incision.

How thankful is Pharma?

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:43:15 -0600

A November 19th article titled, "Big Pharma on a mission to woo Democrats" from London's Financial Times reported that the industry may now have to work overtime to get in the Dems' good graces.