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PATIENTS' RIGHTS ADVOCATE Carrie Simon of West Hartford listens Wednesday as Attorney General Richard Blumenthal provides details about a proposed law that, among other things, would require hospitals in the state to screen for the drug-resistant staph infection known as MRSA and to submit reports to the state Department of Public Health on the number of patients who screen positive and the number of patients who develop the infection during hospital stays. In the background is a photo of Simon at the Legislative Office Building. (RICK HARTFORD / January 30, 2008)

Members’ Stories

Medical error can have devastating effects. Here, in their own words, Connecticut families tell the stories of how medical error changed their lives forever.

Zack Ball
Ten years ago, Zack’s life changed forever…and so did mine.    My son’s neck was broken in a tragic head on collision.  He was sent to three different hospitals in one day and discharged and sent home three days after the accident.  We were told he would make a full recovery.  He would be that happy, bouncing two year old once again despite having to wear a halo on his head ... more