Safe Patient Project

Suzanne Henry is the Safe Patient Project campaign Policy Analyst. She is responsible for doing research and tracking state legislation on patient safety issues, including drug safety, medical errors, doctor accountability and hospital infections. She also has given testimony at state legislative hearings. Suzanne was previously the campaign organizer for the www.stophospitalinfections.org campaign and was responsible for communicating and coordinating with state activists on legislative lobbying and media outreach. The multi-state project seeks to reduce hospital-acquired infections by raising public awareness and requiring public disclosure of hospital infection rates. The campaign has helped initiated infection reporting legislation in 43 states, 27 of which now have passed into law. Prior to joining the Safe Patient Project Suzanne worked on insurance and low income housing policy issues.