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A Mother's Inspiring Crusade to Make Medical Care Safe
Atlantic Monthly Press
September 2009
On Sale: September 8, 2009
208 pages
ISBN: 0802119204
EAN: 9780802119209
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Ninety-eight thousand people die every year from medical
errors, making it a leading cause of death in the United
States, but the subject has long been taboo. All that
changed with Josie. Sorrel King’s eighteen-month-old
daughter was badly burned by a faulty water heater in the
family’s new home, but was taken to the world-renowned Johns
Hopkins Hospital, where she made a remarkable recovery. But
as she was preparing to leave, the hospital’s system of
communication broke down and Josie was given a fatal shot of
methadone, sending her into cardiac arrest. Within
forty-eight hours, the King family went from planning a
homecoming to planning a funeral. Dizzy with grief and close
to ending her marriage, Sorrel slowly pulled herself and her
life back together. Accepting Hopkins’ settlement, she and
her husband established the Josie King Foundation. They
began to implement basic programs in hospitals emphasizing
communication between patients, family, and medical
staff—practices which can now be found in hospitals around
the country. The account of one woman’s unlikely path from
full-time mom to nationally renowned patient advocate,
Josie’s Story is the inspirational chronicle of how a
mother—and her unforgettable daughter—are transforming the
face of American medicine.
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