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WE Bridge The Gaps

Teaching the power of connection

To improve our health, humanity and healthcare

WE WILL ALL BE PATIENTS ONE DAY

What do WE want that experience to be?

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Who is WE Bridge The Gaps?

Our Stories

WE uses visual illustrations to tell our stories, provide different perspectives, evoke empathy and humor, and ultimately, create a shared platform from which WE learn ways to partner and empower in decision-making around diagnosis, care and healing.

Why WE?

‘The most important word in our language is not love, hope or resilience but WE. From the perspective of WE, our identity expands, there is no dominant group, and self-awareness to our own unconscious programming and preconceived notions increase.’ (Isabel Wilkerson*, Identity & the Health Care Experience 11/17/2022)

WE Bridge The Gaps is a leading source for creative education, healthcare advocacy and patient empowerment. WE is capitalized throughout our website and teaching materials to remind us of the perspective WE need to Bridge The Gaps in Healthcare.

*Isabel Wilkerson is a Pulitzer Prize winner, National Humanities Medal recipient and the author of NYT best sellers Caste and The Warmth of Other Suns.

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Our Dog Mascots

A relationship with a dog has been shown to reduce anxiety and increase a sense of self-agency.

Look for our dog mascot narrators and guides throughout our illuminating illustrations. Therapy and service animal links are listed on the Services page.

Endorsements for Founder, Wanda E. Clevenger

“It’s perfectly clear that Wanda understands patient-centered care. I was honored to have had her participation and expertise in the End-of-Life Doula course. Her personal story, education and background in nursing, and insightful ways of expanding the tools she has learned about end-of-life care into healthcare in general give her a unique understanding of what it means to be a patient advocate.”
Diane Button, MA
Lead Instructor
End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Program
University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine
“Wanda brings a grounded perspective on how to achieve collaboration between patients and healthcare providers. Wanda demonstrates knowledge in healthcare regulatory requirements, patient safety, care transitions and insurance coverage. She offers keen insights from her direct experiences in nursing and patient safety that can be used to help patients and providers.”
Griselda Chapa, ScD, MS, MPH
Assistant Professor, City University of New York
SME Health Equities, Gerontology, Health Policy
"Giving voice to a patient in need of advocacy support is more than a job. It is a true calling. Wanda Clevenger created WE Bridge the Gaps to represent the needs and rights of patients, who often do not know what to do when they are not receiving the best health care. The mission of this company is truly inspired and I have no doubt countless people will come to rely upon the wisdom and experience of Wanda Clevenger."
Caroline Myss
Author of Anatomy of the Spirit and Sacred Contracts
“I have had the distinct pleasure of getting to know and work with Wanda since joining the National Patient Advocate Foundation volunteer community and can proudly attest for her passion for patient advocacy. She sees patients as people first—understanding the myriad of challenges they face. She strives to fill those gaps in care by connecting patients to the supports they need while also advocating for a more supportive healthcare system that can truly meet patients where they are. Wanda is the advocate all patients need at their corner.”
Melissa Williams
Associate Director, Policy and Field Advocacy
National Patient Advocate Foundation