Arizona Community Forum
Arizona healthcare leaders gathered June 1 with representatives of business, faith-based and voluntary organizations as well as members of the public for Health for Life, a statewide conversation of the essential elements of effective healthcare reform.
The community forum-hosted by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) - took place in Phoenix at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, in partnership with Arizona State University.
Audiences in Flagstaff, Tucson and Yuma joined the conversation via live video conference at:
- Flagstaff Medical Center
- Arizona Cancer Center at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson
- Yuma Regional Medical Center's Corporate Center
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Forum panelists:
Thomas M. Priselac, president and CEO, Cedars-Sinai Health Systems and 2009 chairman, AHA
Bob England, MD, MPH, director, Maricopa County Department Public Health
Roger Hughes, PhD, executive director, St. Luke's Health Initiatives, Phoenix
Leonard Kirschner, MD, MPH, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) state president
Peggy Reiley, RN, PhD, senior vice president, chief clinical officer, Scottsdale Healthcare
John Rivers, president and CEO, AzHHA
Anthony Rodgers, director, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (Arizona's Medicaid program)
Tom Sadvary, president and CEO, Scottsdale Healthcare
To view the Arizona community forum, visit http://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu.
Read more:
The Arizona Republic, "Health-care Discussions Needed to Transform System"
Yuma Daily Sun, "Video Forum Brings Health Care Experts Together"
Health for Life Community Forums Main Page