Background
His father and mother Ciaran Staunton and Orlaith Staunton appeared on National Broadcasting Company Today Show and the Doctor Oz Show discussing his death which they stated was due to hospital errors.
His father and mother Ciaran Staunton and Orlaith Staunton appeared on National Broadcasting Company Today Show and the Doctor Oz Show discussing his death which they stated was due to hospital errors.
Following his death, both Jim Dwyer columnist from The New York Times and Op Editor Columnist Maureen Dowd both wrote about his death and the medical errors that preceded lieutenant An investigation by the New York State Department of Health into the death of Rory Staunton revealed that his treatment at New York University Langone Emergency Room in New York City did not meet the basic standards of care. Rory died after receiving a scrape on his arm during a basketball game.
Rory was not sent to the school nurse in his school to address his wounds.
At New York University Langone hospital staff missed several critical symptoms indicating he was developing sepsis, the most damaging of which was the failure to read a blood test that indicated very high white blood cell count. He was sent home where his condition worsened, he became seriously ill before returning to the hospital the next evening.
By then it was too late and he died of Sepsis at New York University Langone on Sunday April 1, 2012. Their work resulted in the passage of Rory"s Regulations in New York State by Governor Cuomo in January 2013.
These regulations require all hospitals to adopt best practices for the early identification and treatment of sepsis.
The Regulations also require special procedures for pediatric patients including communication of critical test results and the posting of a “Parents Bill of Rights. The Staunton family also established the Rory Staunton Foundation to support education and outreach efforts aimed at rapid diagnosis and treatment of sepsis, particularly in children. Rory was an extraordinary young man, captain of his debating team, who also led the fight to end the use of the word "retard" in his school.
In honor of his work Rory"s mother"s home town of Drogheda in Ireland held the first Annual Rory Staunton Award for filmmakers with special needs.
On September 23, 2013, the Rory Staunton Field was officially declared open by Congressman Joe Crowley in Queens, beside where Rory attended the Garden School. Rory, together with his family, were instrumental in saving the park from turning into a high-rise building.
At a Senate HELP Committee’s Hearing on September 24, 2013 - United States. Efforts to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections (Helicopter Association International’s), Rory’s case was highlighted and testimony was heard from Rory’s dad. Senator Tom Harkin highlighted the criticality of the issue, stating: “…we need Rory’s Regulations in every state so that they can recognize sepsis.” On September 17, 2014 The Rory Staunton Foundation held the first ever Sepsis Forum In Washington District of Columbia attended by Senator Charles Schumer (Doctorate-New York),Thomas Frieden Doctor of Medicine Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Patrick Conway, Doctor of Medicine,Content Management System Chief Medical Officer, Congressman Joseph Crowley and Kevin Tracey Doctor of Medicine Director, Feinstein Institute.
In November 2014, the Staunton family met with United States. Health Secretary, Sylvia Mathews Burwell and addressed the opening session of the Content Management System Health Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.