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Our happy and healthy 3-year
old son Sebastian died at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida in
October 2007 as a result of a medication overdose followed by a series
of preventable medical errors.
After Sebastian’s death, we heard from many concerned pediatricians
and parents in the community about improvements that could be made in
patient safety and pediatric care.
To honor our son and to turn our tragedy into something positive, we
established the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation to serve as a catalyst
for profound change in the way hospitals and health care
professionals care for children and their families.
Since
forming our Foundation, we have received widespread support and we
are encouraged by the progress we have made in a very short time.In
fact, many community leaders, parents and more than 150 local
pediatricians and pediatric, have come together with many
others from Shands HealthCare and the University of Florida College of
Medicine to support our cause.
The
mission of the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation is to advocate and
fundraise for a state-of-the-art, full service children's hospital
in Gainesville, Florida while promoting excellence in patient safety
and insuring that all families are treated with compassion, courtesy
and dignity.
Our
ultimate goal is to build a state-of-the-art, full service
children’s hospital in Gainesville. While we are advocating and
fundraising for our dream, we are partnering with Shands HealthCare
and the University of Florida College of Medicine to develop a
nationally recognized, comprehensive patient safety program that
will be implemented as part of the Sebastian Ferrero Office of
Clinical Quality and Safety. The safety programs implemented as part
of this new office in memory of Sebastian will benefit all patients
at Shands HealthCare, not just children.
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