Jan. 14, 2022
WHAT: Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, and Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), chair of the House Health Committee, are hosting a hearing to discuss rural health care challenges and solutions.
WHO: Causer, Rapp, members of the committee and the following testifiers:
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Keara Klinepeter, acting PA secretary of Health.
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Dr. Jill Owens, chief medical officer and vice president for quality, Upper Allegheny Health System.
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Rick Allen, CEO, Warren General Hospital.
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Janie Hilfiger, president, UPMC Cole and UPMC Wellsboro.
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James Donnelly, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services, UPMC Hamot.
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Dr. Nathaniel Graham, general surgeon, Surgical Associates of Bradford.
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Anne Hardy, former director of emergency department and nursing administration, Bradford Regional Medical Center.
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Sally Scrivo, EMT, president, Bradford Area Transport Service.
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Charlotte Floravit, CEO, Lutheran Home at Kane.
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Lisa Davis, director and associate outreach professor of health policy and administration, The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health at the Pennsylvania State University.
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Janice Walters, chief operating officer, Pennsylvania Rural Health Model.
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Frame-Westerberg Commons Building, University Room,
300 Campus Drive, Bradford.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: Barring technical difficulties, the hearing will be streamed live at www.PAGOPPolicy.com.
Media contact: Patricia Hippler, 717.772.9846,
phippler@pahousegop.com