A new study published in the Journal of Health Affairs shows more patients are receiving timely sepsis interventions in New York State, resulting in lowered mortality rates–but uncovers concerning racial disparities in quality of care. READ THE FULL STORY IN MIRAGE NEWS: New research found that hospitals with more black patients saw much smaller increases […]

Not familiar with requirements and benefit of sepsis protocols (also called Rory’s Regulations)? We put together a primer.

When Orlaith & Ciaran Staunton looked for information after Rory’s death, they immediately went to the CDC website and looked up sepsis. The result – nothing – not a mention of the word. Knowing that CDC is the “renowned” source for information, the Staunton’s relentlessly pursued a meeting. And, that meeting did happen, in fact, […]

Following intense lobbying by us we are pleased to see that CDC launched a new sepsis awareness section on its website this week. Thank you, Dr. Frieden, for keeping your promise to us. We have always said knowledge is power and by CDC taking a leadership role, we can save thousands of lives. See his […]

When our son Rory Staunton died, we learned that several institutions had let us down. One institution was the pediatric Emergency Room he attended. The staff there didn’t recognize the symptoms of sepsis; we now have regulations in place in New York that will force medical staff to “think” sepsis. However, even if medical staff […]