Consumers Union Health Summit

Consumers Union brought 24 activists from all over the country to New York for the Safe Health Care Now! Summit in January 2008, many whom have been personally affected by hospital infections or prescription drug side effects. Their work extended across the health care spectrum, including drug safety, stopping medical errors, fighting for public disclosure of hospital-acquired infections, and patient safety. We proposed ideas and shared experiences that will move our health care safety work into the future.

Alicia is a survivor of Necrotizing Fasciitis, which she contracted in a top-rate hospital after going in for routine surgery. She is an outspoken advocate for educating others on the dangers of hospital-acquired infections and fighting for reporting and malpractice laws. Before her ordeal, she was a working actress and a 15-yr veteran of the Screen Actors Guild.