Washington County Hospital patient advocate Carolyn Carder helps guide patients through what can seem to be an obstacle course.
"A patient advocate is fairly new - in at least the last 15 to 20 years in health care systems and hospitals," she said. "We do a lot of different things, but a patient advocate isn't the complaint department."
Patient advocates can help when a patient or relative thinks the hospital didn't meet their expectations of service....
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