April Chavez survived maternal sepsis following the birth of her son, Cruz. In her own words, “The very first time I ever heard the word sepsis was just over three years ago as I came out of a medically induced coma… After the birth of my son, I began to feel terrible. I complained to […]

The appalling rate of maternal death in the United States and its disproportionate impact on women of color is once again making headlines – a woman dies every 12 hours from pregnancy-related complications and two-thirds of those deaths are preventable. As the third leading cause of maternal death, maternal sepsis is very much part of […]

Although sepsis is most often caused by a bacterial infection, COVID-19, a viral infection, can and does cause sepsis.  Vaccination is critical to preventing the deaths and severe disabilities that can result from sepsis. Dying from septic shock is a hard, painful death, just as dying from COVID-19 is. The opportunity to be vaccinated when […]

We have great news to share! The Kelly Gang (a collection of socially conscious individuals–all with the last name Kelly, including such famous names as Ray, Megyn, Greg, Keith) have raised $65,000 for END SEPSIS, the Legacy of Rory Staunton. We were thrilled in March when the famous Gang selected us as the beneficiary of […]

On October 8th we held a resoundingly informative 6th National Forum on Sepsis. This year our Forum was held remotely and succeeded in attracting a large national and international  audience who heard from three expert panels about Sepsis and COVID-19. Head over to our Forum event page for information on the sessions and speakers to […]