The AdvoKayte Podcast: Holding Healthcare Accountable!

Episode 1: Exposing Medical Negligence: Why Kay Van Wey Started AdvoKAYte
Aired on November 5th, 2025


Summary (21m:15s).
Why This Podcast? Why Now?

Welcome to the very first episode of AdvoKAYte: Holding Healthcare Accountable!
Hosted by nationally recognized Medical Malpractice Attorney Kay Van Wey, this podcast empowers patients, families, and caregivers to navigate today’s complex healthcare system.In this episode, Kay shares her personal journey—from her small-town roots to becoming a leading advocate for patient safety. Best known for her role in the infamous Dr. Death case, Kay opens up about why she’s spent over 40 years fighting for justice and why this podcast is her next step in making healthcare safer for everyone.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Why Kay became a lawyer and how her passion for justice began.The challenges of medical malpractice law and the systemic issues that harm patients.


Show Notes

AdvoKAYte: Holding Healthcare Accountable: Episode 1

  • Who is our AdvoKAYte, Kay Van Wey?
  • What does she care about my health care?
  • More importantly, what does she think she can do about it?

Welcome to AdvoKAYte: Holding Healthcare Accountable.
In this first episode, we’re going to answer those questions and set the stage for many many more. Kay has made a career of asking questions. AdvoKAYte is about the search for answers and the quest for justice.

Hosted by nationally recognized medical malpractice attorney Kay Van Wey, AdvoKAYte is dedicated to helping people find and use their voices, to understand the complexities of health care, and ultimately empower patients, families, and caregivers to successfully navigate through the worst aspects of today’s healthcare system. 

All good stories begin at the beginning.
In this episode, Kay shares her personal journey from small-town law student to becoming a leading advocate for patient safety in America. Best known for her role obtaining justice and compensation for several victims of Texas’ infamous Dr. Death, Kay opens up why she’s spent the past 40 years fighting for accountability and why this podcast is her next step towards making healthcare safer for every American. 

Today’s Episode Covers:

  • Why Kay became a lawyer and how her passion for justice started
  • The challenges of medical malpractice law and the systemic issues the protect bad actors and harm good patients
  • Why this podcast exists and what you can expect in upcoming episodes of AdvoKAYte
“I don’t want to call it a calling, that’s too strong but, it’s my life’s purpose. It’s my life’s work, it’s my life’s purpose. There are things that I’ve seen, and things that I know after all of these decades of doing this work that other people need to know.” Kay Van Wey

Kay’s life purpose is clear: to expose the cover-ups, profit games, preventable errors, and predatory legislation that puts all of us at risk, and to empower YOU to protect yourselves and your loved ones.


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