CarolAnne Dube
MSc, BCPA
Patient Advocates of Southwest Florida, LLC
CarolAnne Dube
MSc, BCPA
Patient Advocates of Southwest Florida, LLC
Advocate Location
Punta Gorda , FL 33983
Specialty
Medical Guidance
Other Services
Special Care & Aging
TeleAdvocacy Available
Offers FREE Initial Consultation
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How I Can Help
Navigating healthcare can feel overwhelming and confusing. As a Board-Certified Patient Advocate and founder of Patient Advocates of Southwest FL, LLC (PAoSWFL), I help individuals and families navigate the medical system with clarity, confidence, and calm.
Whether you're facing a new diagnosis, struggling with medical decisions, or advocating for a loved one, I provide the time, attention, and expertise needed to ensure you are truly heard and supported.
I offer:
- Expert healthcare navigation and care coordination
- Real-time hospital and ER advocacy
- Behavioral health and substance-use navigation
- Coaching that strengthens independence and self-advocacy
My approach combines compassion with fierce, knowledgeable advocacy — providing you with a partner who stands by your side throughout every step of your healthcare journey. No one should have to navigate it alone.
Whether you're facing a new diagnosis, struggling with medical decisions, or advocating for a loved one, I provide the time, attention, and expertise needed to ensure you are truly heard and supported.
I offer:
- Expert healthcare navigation and care coordination
- Real-time hospital and ER advocacy
- Behavioral health and substance-use navigation
- Coaching that strengthens independence and self-advocacy
My approach combines compassion with fierce, knowledgeable advocacy — providing you with a partner who stands by your side throughout every step of your healthcare journey. No one should have to navigate it alone.
Important Information About Me
- I offer a FREE Initial Consultation
- I offer TeleAdvocacy Service
- I am insured
- My geographical area of practice is Southwest Florida
Why I Became A Professional Health Care Advocate
My journey into patient advocacy began the day I realized that even with decades of healthcare experience behind me, navigating the system for a loved one was far more difficult than it should be. Despite my clinical and administrative background, I encountered delays, bias, fragmented information, and moments when it felt as though no one was truly seeing the full situation.
Standing in that gap — between what should happen and what was actually happening — changed the course of my career. It revealed how overwhelming, isolating, and vulnerable healthcare can feel, even for those who understand it professionally. That experience affirmed something that now guides all of my work: every patient and every family deserves to feel heard, supported, empowered, and not alone.
This realization ultimately led me to become a Board-Certified Patient Advocate and to establish Patient Advocates of Southwest Florida, LLC (PAoSWFL). Through my work, I help patients and care partners navigate complex medical situations, restore clarity when information becomes fragmented, and ensure that decisions are made with a full understanding of the clinical landscape.
Over time, I began to recognize a pattern that repeatedly appears in complex healthcare situations: no single provider sees the full picture, and critical decisions are often made without a full understanding of the situation. This insight has led me to increasingly focus on restoring situational clarity — helping patients, families, and care teams understand the complete context of a medical situation before important decisions are made.
Drawing on a background in nursing, healthcare leadership, and real-world advocacy, I specialize in supporting individuals facing medically complex circumstances involving multiple providers, evolving diagnoses, and significant decision-making burden.
At PAoSWFL, I advocate with both compassion and resolve — serving as a clear voice, a strategic guide, and a trusted partner for patients and families who need more than the system alone can provide.
Standing in that gap — between what should happen and what was actually happening — changed the course of my career. It revealed how overwhelming, isolating, and vulnerable healthcare can feel, even for those who understand it professionally. That experience affirmed something that now guides all of my work: every patient and every family deserves to feel heard, supported, empowered, and not alone.
This realization ultimately led me to become a Board-Certified Patient Advocate and to establish Patient Advocates of Southwest Florida, LLC (PAoSWFL). Through my work, I help patients and care partners navigate complex medical situations, restore clarity when information becomes fragmented, and ensure that decisions are made with a full understanding of the clinical landscape.
Over time, I began to recognize a pattern that repeatedly appears in complex healthcare situations: no single provider sees the full picture, and critical decisions are often made without a full understanding of the situation. This insight has led me to increasingly focus on restoring situational clarity — helping patients, families, and care teams understand the complete context of a medical situation before important decisions are made.
Drawing on a background in nursing, healthcare leadership, and real-world advocacy, I specialize in supporting individuals facing medically complex circumstances involving multiple providers, evolving diagnoses, and significant decision-making burden.
At PAoSWFL, I advocate with both compassion and resolve — serving as a clear voice, a strategic guide, and a trusted partner for patients and families who need more than the system alone can provide.
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