Guest: Dan Walter, author of Collateral Damage: A Patient, a New Procedure, and the Learning Curve. This book is the true story of what happened with Dan’s wife, Pam (a nurse), after open-heart surgery to repair a valve and save her life went horribly wrong. What followed were statements by research doctors in unguarded moments such as “the pursuit of profit at the expense of patient safety” being part of the problem with our healthcare system today. Dan’s purpose in writing Collateral Damage was “to tell Pam that she does matter, and that her life is important—her story is important—and it deserves to be honestly told”. We all need to focus on the impact of preventable medical negligence! (For a copy of this interview go to www.w4tsr.com, click on Joni Aldrich, episode 9/17/13) Listen to Joni live M-F at 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com. To learn more about Joni, go to www.JoniAldrich.com