Chris Jerry, Part 1, on the Death of His Daughter Emily Due to Medical Error

Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond · Jun 22, 2014 · 40m

My guest for Episode #203 (and for Part 2 of our discussion in episode #207) is Chris Jerry, founder of The Emily Jerry Foundation. The foundation was created in the aftermath of the tragic death of his daughter, Emily – a preventable medical error caused by a number of factors and bad systems. You can read Emily's story here.

I first learned about this tragedy a few years back and I blogged about it:

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