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Health Care Issues Forum: EMS Challenges Facing Rural Communities

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Name: Health Care Issues Forum: EMS Challenges Facing Rural Communities
Date: February 17, 2020
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Registration: Register Now
Event Description:

Health Care Issues Forum Series - Session 3
Presented by the DSM Fellowship Program
This event is in partnership with the Iowa Hospital Association.

Unlike police or fire programs, EMS is not considered an “essential service” by the state and does not receive statewide or county funding. This severely limits the number and availability of EMS crews necessary to transport rural Iowans to higher acuity hospitals across the state. Dive into this financial and funding predicament facing many Iowa counties at the Health Care Issue Forum.
 

Question and answer time will be built into the programming.

Moderator
  • James Roetman, CEO at Pocahontas Community Hospital
Panel
  • Brooke Kensinger, CEO - MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
  • Dr. Bob Weissinger, DO, Chief Medical Officer at Clarke County Hospital
  • Ken Sharp, Division Director of Acute Disease Prevention, Emergency Response and Environmental Health, Iowa Dept. of Public Health

 
Location:
Iowa Hospital Association
100 Grand Avenue, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50309
Date/Time Information:

Monday, February 17
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Free to attend
Light lunch provided.

Contact Information:
Ann Block
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Fees/Admission:
Free to attend.