According to the Institute of Medicine, statistics show that deaths due to medical errors in the United States have been estimated between 44,000 and 98,000 annually - accounting for more deaths than from motor vehicle crashes, breast cancer, or AIDS. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimate 1.3 million Americans are injured and at least 400 die each year from medication errors.

The imbalance between the growing wealth of medical information and technology and the lack of knowledge and understanding by the general public increases day by day, creating an ever widening communication gap between providers and patients. Some providers assume their patients know the benefits and risks of medical procedures and medications. Patients believe the doctor will inform them about all facets of their medical care. Yet, the medical language spoken is sometimes unintelligible to the patient and when language translation is a factor, the problem becomes more and more complicated. Due to time and financial constraints, more and more providers are now recognizing that the public needs a higher level of community outreach and educational support from objective resources.

Recognizing the dilemma, SAVE THE PATIENT aims at mitigating this imbalance by providing the needed information through Patient Advocacy, Community Outreach, Educational Seminars, the Internet, and Health Caring Cards.