Fresh of the set of his latest movie project, Soul Surfer, Dennis Quaid stopped into the National Press Club Monday afternoon for a luncheon speech on avoiding medical errors. In November of 2007 his newborn infant twins both received two massive overdoses of the blood thinner Heparin at Cedars Siani Medical Center. According to Quaid, mother’s intuition and the power of prayer kept them alive.
Compeletely dismissing the idea of turning his family ordeal into a motion picture, Quaid did hope that his status as a “known person” would be helpful in creating awareness.
“I’m not another celebrity come to be ‘Mr. Washington comes to DC’,” said Quaid, suggesting standardized methods for safety and error-checks. “I’m an actor. I have take two, three, four… or 37 – and believe me, I’ve been there. [But] caregivers don’t get the same second chance.”
Dodging questions about his intentions to return to Cedars-Sinai, Quaid laughed, “The day after the incident with the twins would have been a good day to have your baby delivered there.”
