<p><strong>Hospital patient care has become hazardous to the patient&#39;s health.</strong> There must be someone, a family member or good friend, to oversee and monitor the patient&#39;s medical care. Learn how to prevent medical errors, medication mistakes, hospital-acquired infectious diseases, and much more. Reach the doctors when you really need them &ndash; every time. Navigate the hospital with confidence.</p><p><strong><em>Critical Conditions</em> </strong>(winner of 16 book awards) is a step-by-step guide based on over 150 interviews with registered nurses, physicians and hospital staff, Ms. Ehrenclou&#39;s own experiences with hospitalized family members and hundreds of hours of research. It is a book for family members written by a family member who has been there. A reported quarter of a million deaths in hospitals nationwide were found to be preventable (The Fifth Annual Health Grades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study, 2008). If someone has a parent, spouse, sibling or child in the hospital, they must get actively involved in the patient&#39;s care to prevent medical errors. Hospitalized patients are recovering and cannot do this for themselves.</p>