A special report by the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council on its member hospitals’ outreach to improve health status and quality of life.

Report to the Community 2005-2006 12 Page(s) / 696.73 Kb - Download time approximately 3.4 min on a 28.8k connection Adobe Acrobat - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download

The Delaware Valley Healthcare Council, in collaboration with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia - Section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine, held a free, public forum - Hospital Perspectives on Access and Coverage on November 18, 2004 at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. The meeting was part of a series of public meetings designed to guide the development of a Philadelphia plan for universal health care, as mandated by Philadelphia voters in November 2003.

Speakers included:

• John Domzalski, Commissioner of Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health 
• Andrew Wigglesworth, President Delaware Valley Healthcare Council 
• Albert P. Black, Jr., Chief Operating Officer, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 
• Douglas McGee, DO, President Elect Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director, Albert Einstein Medical Center
• Michael T. Mennuti, MD, Professor & Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
• Christine Arenson, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Community Health, Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson Family Medicine 
• Diane Kiddy, Director of Government Affairs, Universal Health Services, Inc., and Chair, Mayor’s MH/MR Advisory Board

Please feel free to contact Joan Apt at (215) 735-3290 with any questions.

Below are the presentations from the speakers.

Keynote: The role of hospitals in meeting the needs of the uninsured - Andrew Wigglesworth 22 Page(s) / 470.29 Kb - Download time approximately 2.3 min on a 28.8k connection Adobe Acrobat - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download

Use of ER services by the uninsured - Douglas McGee, DO 14 Page(s) / 156.97 Kb - Download time approximately 45.9 secs on a 28.8k connection Adobe Acrobat - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download

OB Crisis in Liability and Access - Michael T. Mennuti, MD 12 Page(s) / 169.02 Kb - Download time approximately 49.5 secs on a 28.8k connection Adobe Acrobat - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download

Access to primary care for the uninsured - Christine Arenson, MD 6 Page(s) / 147.15 Kb - Download time approximately 43.1 secs on a 28.8k connection Adobe Acrobat - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download

The Obesity and Weight Management Program Guide lists programs at hospitals in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Included for each program are contact information and program components.

Obesity Resource Guide 21 Page(s) / 1.48 Mb - Download time approximately 7.4 min on a 28.8k connection Adobe Acrobat - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download