TS Radio Network: Dialysis Advocates # 17

 

Join us this evening June 25, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST!

TS Radio Network: Dialysis Advocates #17 with Sean Higgins

 

Join us this evening June 18, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST!

5:00pm PST..6:00pm MST..7:00pm CST..8:00pm EST

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Call in # 917-388-4520

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Hosted by Arlene Mullin and Greg Coleman

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Whistleblower’s! Is brought to you in coordination with Marcel Reid and the Whistleblower’s Summit, taking place July 29-30-31, 2019 in Washington,D.C

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Our guest tonight is Sean Higgins.  Sean is well known for his whistleblowing on the Memphis VA hospital for numerous and well established abuses of patients at that facility.  Among the issues Sean exposed, was the lack of proper cleaning of dialysis equipment that endangered the lives of veterans needing dialysis.  In fact, of 13 dialysis units, 8 had to be replaced due to lack of proper maintenance.   Sean will be discussing how he discovered the filthy dialysis units and what transpired when he reported this.

Sean’s relentless exposure of the lack of care, failure to follow proper procedures, leaving patients unattended and numerous other infractions at the facility caused his termination.  Sean fought back and the Memphis VA was forced to rehire him.  As a result, Sean was put into a room with a few other people, no job to do, no computer or other equipment and forced to stay there all day in retaliation for exposing the sad state of affairs at the Memphis VA.  And taxpayers had to foot the bill for this retaliation.

Sean Higgins on Facebook

Surprise Inspection At Memphis VA Hospital As Audit Of All VA Clinics Ordered

Dialysis system at Aurora’s new VA medical center isn’t working properly

p-vet Whistleblower

 

 

 

TS Radio Network: Dialysis Advocates # 15

 

Join us this evening May 14, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST!

5:00pm PST..6:00pm MST..7:00pm CST..8:00pm EST

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Call in # 917-388-4520

Press 1 to speak to the host

Hosted by Arlene Mullin and Greg Coleman

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Whistleblower’s! Is brought to you in coordination with Marcel Reid and the Whistleblower’s Summit, taking place July 29-30-31, 2019 in Washington,D.C

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Join us this evening as we host Mr. Ron Hasson of the NAACP

During his years of employment he held a General Management Executive position with extensive experience in strategic planning, operations and human resource management. Ron is resourceful in solving problems and maximizing resources.

Mr. Hasson currently chairs the California-Hawaii State Conference Southwest Area. Director and in 2012 he became a member of the NAACP National board of Directors. He is serving his fifth term as President of the Branch, The focus of Mr. Hasson commitment continues to address issues concerning people of color in Region 1 and the Hollywood Industry.

Ron is a native of Tallahassee, Florida and a long-tune resident of California and has been instrumental in getting our NAACP Resolutions moving to make changes in the Dialysis Industry. Thank you for all dialysis patients.

Following Mr. Hasson we will hear from patients from a Davita clinic that have been told they are moving to another location.

This location is in a different county, which means that patients who cannot drive, will not be able to cross county lines for transportation.

We will extend an invitation to Davita and see why this is becoming another form of perhaps excluding patients.

This is legal, as some of these companies are closing and opening new centers in other areas.

 

TS Radio Network: Dialysis Advocates # 11

Join us this evening April 9, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST!

TS Radio Network: Dialysis Advocates with Arlene Mullin # 10

Join us this evening April 2, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST!

5:00pm PST..6:00pm MST..7:00pm CST..8:00pm EST

→Listen Live →HERE←

Call in # 917-388-4520

Press 1 to speak to the host

Hosted by Arlene Mullin and Greg Coleman

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What is the consequence of the kidney shortage?

It is a catastrophe.  We conservatively estimate that each year 43,000 patients suffer on dialysis and die prematurely because of the shortage.  That’s equivalent to 85 fully loaded 747s crashing each year.  That’s 118 patients dying each day.  Since 1988 (when data collection began) almost 1 million patients have suffered and died prematurely because of the shortage.

All patient cases have been documented and verified for accuracy.

Lisa Baxter is a Dialysis Patient and author of “Through the Eyes of a Dialysis Patient” a book on her experiences as a patient. She is President and founder of Blessed Kidneys Connection which she founded in 2010. Lisa has her own Youtube channel dealing with Dialysis issues. She graduated with a Associates Degree from Empire State College. She works in the Social Service Field and loves to work with people. She is an advocate for anyone needing help. In 1995 she was diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease and went on dialysis in 2004. Lisa decided to become an advocate for patients and family members. She produced a DVD “Life on Dialysis” in 2009 her story on dialysis.

 

Arlene Mullin — advocate, 20 years experience guiding patients and their families through all aspects of End Stage Renal Disease and treatments.  Mullin has served patients in a majority of states, engaging both Medicare and state health authorities towards resolution of quality care issues at clinics.  Comprehensive knowledge of care issues on clinic level.  She was instrumental in getting the hearings on aging before the U.S. Senate in 2000 where she testified on patient care issue within the dialysis industry.

https://dialysisadvocates.com/committed-advocacy/

Dialysis Advocates is grateful for the opportunity to get this important message out for all Dialysis Patients.

We will be having a guest on the first part of every show. Then we will open the Microphones for the Town Hall. Patients and others will be able to discuss concerns and solutions. It will be a patient group, including fam

 

 

 

TS Radio Network: Dialysis Advocates with Arlene Mullin & Greg Coleman #9

Join us January 8, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST!