Bring Local Health Care Advocates in Forum to Tackle Health Care Reform
CONTACT: Linda Gillespie
415-353-6547
linda.gillespie@chw.edu
St. Mary’s Medical Center and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Bring Local Health
Care Advocates in Forum to Tackle Health Care Reform
Community Members Encouraged to Share Their Views on Health Care Reform
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — St. Mary’s Medical Center and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital will
participate in The Road to Health Reform Town Hall on Wed., July 15, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital to address the need for national health care reform.
The goal is for San Francisco community members to voice their perspectives about the urgent need
for health care reform, as well as their ideas and solutions, to the Obama Administration and
Congress.
What: The Road to Health Care Reform – A community town hall forum on health reform.
Who: Mitch Katz, MD, SF Public Health Med. Director
Catherine Dodd, PhD, RN, Deputy Chief of Staff/Mayor’s Office
Gary Chan, MD, Secretary SF Medical Society
Sonia Melara, SF Health Commissioner
Wade Rose, VP External & Government Relations, CHW
Open Mic session for participants to voice their perspectives
Where: Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, 900 Hyde Street, Café (Second Floor), San Francisco, Calif.
When: Wed., July 15, 2009, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Media note: Limited wireless access will be available to reporters upon request.
About Saint Francis Memorial Hospital:
Located atop Nob Hill near the downtown business and visitor centers in San Francisco, Saint
Francis Memorial Hospital, a member of Catholic Healthcare West, meets the health care needs of
the community with a wide spectrum of programs and services. In addition to burn treatment, Saint
Francis is renowned for orthopedic specialties in sports medicine, spine injuries and joint
replacement. www.saintfrancismemorial.org.
About St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC):
SMMC, a member of Catholic Healthcare West, has cared for the people of the San Francisco Bay
Area since 1857. Home to the nation’s first digital cardiac catheterization laboratory, pioneering
spine and total joint surgery center and a full-range of inpatient and outpatient medical services,
SMMC physicians are considered experts in their field. With more than 550 physicians, 1,100
employees and 400 patient beds, St. Mary’s is committed to furthering the healing ministry of Jesus,
and to providing high-quality, affordable health care to the community we serve.
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