Epieme began with one story of preventable harm—and the frustrating realization that the public is often expected to engage after decisions are already moving.
In Maine, as a teenager, I watched my mother, pediatric critical care physician Dr. Anne Yered, raise patient-safety concerns and then face retaliation.
I did what families often do: I pulled public records, built a spreadsheet, and launched a petition to Rep. Jared Golden asking for an investigation into safety conditions at our local hospital.
The process itself became the problem when information was spread out across committee pages, it was hard to keep track of timelines, and it felt like you needed insider infrastructure to take part.
- →Public records
- →Spreadsheet
- →Petition
- →Action windows