On March 21, 2103, CBS This Morning news program had Dr. John Santa on their telecast who had an independent group (which did not include Leapfrog) that interviewed 2000 hospitals across the country and found that CEO's of hospitals were more concerned with making money than patients' safety, and that is how they ran their hospitals. Dr. Santa said there are 180,000 patients who die each year because of hospital neglect. In other words, the top priority is billable dollars that bring in profits, instead of patient safety- like I reported in November, 2012 regarding UCLA Medical Center. At the time of my surgery in May, 2008, Dr. Richard Feinberg was CEO of UCLA Medical Center, and it was HIS OFFICE that referred me to Dr. Oliver Dorigo for a second opinion.
The number one hospital for safety is the three Mayo Clinics across the country. Dr. Santa said patients and family members have to take an active role to let it be known if there is misconduct, fraud, neglect or anything to the public at large... don't be passive. The only way things will turn around is if the consumer lets it be known what is going on - as I did through my blog that got Leapfrog to investigate.
Friday, March 22, 2013
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