by JKF Foundation | Dec 4, 2004 | Articles of Interest
Published in: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Written by: Christopher Snowbeck 12/4/2004 – Little Josie King was on the road to recovery when doctors and nurses at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore failed to notice her sudden and severe dehydration....
by JKF Foundation | Jul 21, 2004 | Articles of Interest
7/21/2004 – Today, Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) officially introduced the “Josie King Act” (also known as the “QUEST Act”), named for an 18-month old infant who died as a result of preventable medical errors. The bill would...
by JKF Foundation | May 1, 2004 | Articles of Interest
Published in: Hopkins Medicine Magazine Written by: Mary Ann Ayd 5/1/2004 – In the early 1970s, when George Dover trained as a pediatric hematologist, he learned from the outset that tragic endings would be an inevitable part of his job. At that time, the...
by JKF Foundation | Dec 14, 2003 | Articles of Interest
Published in: Baltimore Sun Written by: Erika Niedowski 12/14/2003 – Part 1, How medical errors took a little girl’s life, followed by Part 2, From tragedy, a quest for safer care.
by JKF Foundation | Nov 25, 2003 | Articles of Interest
Written by: Robert Bazell 11/25/2003 – Hospitals have taken a cue from the airline industry and are implementing measures to cut down on the risk of human error that can lead to a catastrophe. Health officials hope that putting these safeguards in place now will...
