Debby Deutsch, Board Certified Patient Advocate and President of Patient Care Partners private patient advocacy speaks.

"Patient Care Partners is a private patient advocacy firm. We offer nursing advocacy support, case management support and medical billing support.

I worked for many years as a hospital chaplain, and as a hospice worker. I could see over the years that some patients were not well-served by our systems.

I also supported my younger sister, my father and my mother at end of life; spending many hours bedside with them in hospitals, and experienced what it is to be a family member.

And and that's tough. That continued my thinking "is there a way that I could help with this fragmented system"?

That's really what drove me to get additional training and board certification and credentials so that I would be sufficiently trained to help in this capacity.

Then I gathered a team of experts to work with me so that we could we could tackle some of these very complex problems together.

We have been serving patients and families for a little over eight years. We are very, very proud of what we do. We believe that we are able to support patients and families in ways that our traditional health systems are no longer able to."

A Patient Care Partners client says, "They're very savvy and know how to help a person get into a good placement if they have to leave their home. And also, they're just very gracious, compassionate people."

Another Patient Care Partners client says, "Patient Care Partners is wonderful for our situation where we are. We have no children and we don't have anybody who would step up and be able to care for us."

A third Patient Care Partners client says, "My family feels happier, now that I'm secure, and happier that I have someone that I can contact."

Debby Deutsch continues: "Every patient is unique. Every situation is unique. And it's an honor and a privilege. We are, my team, and I, are very happy to serve in this capacity."