HARRISBURG — The Middle for Rural Pennsylvania will maintain the 2021 Rural Coverage Summit: Well being Care on October 20 at 9 a.m. That is the third summit within the sequence.
“Well being care entry and availability in rural Pennsylvania are long-standing considerations amongst suppliers and customers,” mentioned Dr. Kyle C. Kopko, director of the Middle for Rural Pennsylvania. “This Rural Coverage Summit might be a digital, roundtable dialogue on the successes achieved and the challenges confronted by rural well being care amenities and applications over time. Leaders and consultants representing numerous rural populations and well being care suppliers will share insights that may assist inform coverage and greatest practices on increasing entry and availability.”
The summit panelists are: Thomas Kurtz, President and CEO of Chan Quickly-Shiong Medical Middle at Windber; Dr. Omrana Pasha-Razzak, Professor of Medication and Public Well being Sciences and Attending Doctor, Division of Hospital Medication at Penn State Hershey Medical Middle and Penn State Faculty of Medication; Joanne Corte Grossi, AARP Pennsylvania State President; and Steven Ross, Particular Assistant to the Secretary, Pennsylvania Division of Drug and Alcohol Packages.
The sequence is being cohosted by the Pennsylvania Workplace of Rural Well being, Pennsylvania Rural Improvement Council, Pennsylvania Division of Neighborhood and Financial Improvement, Pennsylvania Downtown Middle, and Philadelphia Federal Reserve Financial institution’s Neighborhood Improvement and Regional Outreach Division.