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Patient Voices by District
These families’ stories of harm in the health care system inspire Consumer Watchdog’s work to improve patient safety, help injured patients get justice and hold those who commit medical malpractice accountable.
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Shilpa Airy
Shilpa Airy was an entrepreneur and research scientist who ran a successful biotech consulting business in San Francisco. She worked with many of the top...
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Lloyd Monserratt
Lloyd Monserratt was a UCLA grad, a rising star in California politics, a Latino Vote Director for the DCCC, a Director at NALEO, a Chief...
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Nikoo Alice Izadseta
Dylan Izadseta fought tirelessly to welcome a second child into her family. She pursued IVF treatments, which ultimately were successful. At the age of 39, she was...
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Alex Smick
Alex Smick had a wonderful life mapped out for himself. At 20, he was studying to be a surgical technician. He was athletic, played a...
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Demi Dominguez
Demi Dominguez was just about to graduate from Cal State Bakersfield with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Her plan was to go to graduate school...
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Sabrina De La Rosa
Sabrina De la Rosa was a woman who understood her worth. Her mother, Monica, recalls her leaving a job and saying “they just don’t know...
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Jose Ibarra
Jose Ibarra was fortunate to be surrounded by family that loved him. He had a different life than most young men his age due to...
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Kimberly Turbin
With regular prenatal visits and no morning sickness, weight gain, or complications, Kimberly had no reason to expect any issues during the delivery of her...
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Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson was a natural with computers. At 23, he was a talented software specialist and planned to relocate to Texas to move up in...
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Steven Olsen
It was the kind of accident that could happen to any child at anytime. Like many two year olds, Steven Olsen loved climbing, running and...
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Celeste
Celeste Miranda Ortiz had a dream to open her own hair salon. Growing up with her grandparents and watching them build their business, Celeste’s dream...
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Malakhi De Leon
Demi Dominguez and Xavier De Leon were engaged and enjoying their lives when a little surprise came: Demi announced that she was pregnant. Xavier was...
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Annette Ramirez
As she walked into the hospital on August 1, 2012, Annette Ramirez was nervous. At age 48, she was about to have the first surgery...
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Suzan Shinazy
Suzan was a registered nurse working at a small hospital in Fresno. After a violent altercation with a patient going through drug withdrawals, she suffered...
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Jordan Perez
Jordan Perez’s love for softball began at four years old. She played for Riverside Girls Softball Association where she was a two-time All Star. She...
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Tina Minasian
Tina Minasian was a dedicated real estate agent in the Roseville and Sacramento area—a job she loved because it allowed her to help others. Known...
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Jose Figueroa Jr.
Jose Figueroa Jr. was the youngest of three children. His big sisters adored him. He loved to go with his parents and sisters to the...
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Mike Bradley
Mike and Carol Bradley were happily married for 46 years. At age 72, Mike was still working full time as a car salesman. He was...
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Justin Zetino
Justin Zetino was truly passionate about music. He had a deep admiration for the band Mana and held a special place in his heart for...
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Lena Wilson
At 87 years old, Lena Wilson lived a vibrant life. She went on walks with her son Mark every day, often stopping at the local...
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Mario Guzman
Mario Guzman was a very successful design engineer by day. He designed hardware for semiconductors. He earned his Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering...
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Don Stegman
After forty years of marriage, Don and Jill Stegman had it all—two beautiful children, a stable relationship, fulfilling careers. But a blood cancer led Don...
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Rowan Gibbs
Rowan Gibbs had a smile that would light up a room. He was a happy child with a heart filled with love for his family,...
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Anayeli Alvarez
Selena Alvarez graduated from high school in 2013. She was working and had just started attending college when she found out that she was pregnant....
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Patty Plascencia
Patty Plascencia is a business owner in Chula Vista and has been a leading real estate professional for the past 20 years. She is a mother...
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James Taylor Sr.
James Taylor Sr. dedicated his career to working as a machine operator before enjoying a well-earned retirement. He was a vibrant force in both his...
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Lorraine Cano
Lorraine Cano was living a joyful life as a vibrant senior. She devotedly walked her two little chihuahuas at the park every day. She enjoyed...
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Anthony Torres
Anthony Torres was looking forward to his daughter’s upcoming wedding, and was getting in the best shape of his life as he was preparing to...
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Laylianna Medina
Susanna Talamantes had a history of pregnancy complications. With her first pregnancy, she suffered from hypertension and gestational diabetes. With her second pregnancy, she was rushed to...
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Nina Hebert
Nina Hebert leads a busy career in addition to raising her three children. The Air Force recently relocated her family to California. She lives with...
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Danny Bazan
Danny Bazan is a vibrant soul, full of life and energy, who cherished every moment spent with his family. He relished the thrill of riding...
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Debra Watkins
Debra Watkins specializes in communications. She believes in helping others and has devoted herself to building coalitions to help the homeless and veterans. When her...
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Troy and Alana Pack
It could have been a Norman Rockwell scene. Troy and Alana Pack, ages 10 and 7 were walking with their mom and two other neighborhood...
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Holly Harris
Holly Harris enjoyed a career in social services and healthcare as a staff trainer for a child abuse prevention agency in San Diego. She had...
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Leah Coufal
She would be an adult now if not for medical negligence. Back in the winter of 2002, Leah Coufal was the love of her family....
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Kira Johnson
39-year-old Kira Johnson was a remarkable person. She could speak five languages, had raced cars, possessed a pilot’s license and even skydived as a hobby....
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Jennifer Ha
Jennifer Ha was a Vietnamese refugee and the matriarch of her thirteen-person household. She had orchestrated her family’s escape from Vietnam. At 38, she ran...
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Charles Senior
Charles Senior moved to California with a music career in mind. He started working at Sony as a supervisor in private security with the intention of...
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Shawn Washington
Shawn Washington II was a mentor to his siblings and summer campers, a talented photographer and musician, and an expecting father. He lived with his...
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Mia Moreno
On February 2, 2014, Bree and Nelson Moreno were thrilled to welcome their baby girl Mia into the world. It had been a good pregnancy...
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Mia Chavez
Alejandra Gonzalez took her six-week old infant, Mia, to medical providers four times in eight days. A mother of three, Alejandra knew when one of...
