Patient Safety is a Team Effort

Patient Safety is a Team Effort

CHICAGO, July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Continuing its efforts to educate, inform and empower the people of Chicago, SAVE THE PATIENT, a not-for-profit patient-focused organization, is hosting its 25-minute live call-in show, "Community Health," on Chicago Access Network (CAN-TV) on Monday, July 28, at 6:00 PM on Channel 21.

In observance of Patient Safety Day, Monday's program will feature Tim McDonald, M.D., J.D., Chief Safety and Risk Officer for Health Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. McDonald will provide patient safety focused information to patients and families on how they can prevent adverse patient events and what to expect from every health care institution when an adverse event happens.

All the efforts of SAVE THE PATIENT promote positive and productive interactions between patients and medical professionals by encouraging individuals to know and implement their rights to ask questions, receive understandable answers, and explore medical options. "SAVE THE PATIENT's mission is to assist the public in becoming informed and, therefore, better health care consumers," noted President and Founder Lenore Janecek.

Viewers, who wish to join discussions can call-in to pose questions or share concerns. "This new televised platform gives Chicago's diverse population a voice in matters affecting their use of health care," explained Janecek. "The open discussion format is designed to help mend the disparity between the wealth of health care resources available and the dearth of people who are actually aware of them." Ms. Janecek, a nationally known health care expert and author, is the host of this groundbreaking program.

Check your local cable television listings for scheduled air times. For additional information call: CAN-TV at 312-738-1400 or e-mail savethepatient@aol.com.

SAVE THE PATIENT(SM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and education of individuals on health care matters. Founded in 2001 to fulfill the need for a non-biased, non-commercial community based non-profit organization to educate, inform, and empower patients as they attempt to make sound health care decisions, SAVE THE PATIENT provides information and education through patient advocacy, community outreach, educational seminars and its signature tool: the Health Caring Card.

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CONTACT: Lenore Janecek, President of SAVE THE PATIENT, President,
+1-312-399-3532, savethepatient@aol.com

Web Site: http://www.savethepatient.org/

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