Patient Story

Your Name: Ron 

Patient's Name/Relationship: Self

City/State: Laguna Niguel, CA

When did event occur (what year)? 2015

Where did event occur? Acute Care General Hospital

What type of medical harm did you experience or witness? Healthcare-Acquired Infection

Please describe what happened. Your story will appear on our website exactly as you have written it unless there is a problem, in which case we will contact you for clarification. Went to Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo, for a cabgx4 and akrtic valve replacement. Contracted pseudomonas, placed on ventilator and an induced coma for tthree weeks . Was revived by a team of magnificent doctors in a filthy hospital. 

What was the outcome of the medical harm issue? Serious or life-threatening injury