Virginia Garcia's 2nd Annual Healthcare Symposium April 7 Featuring John Kitzhaber April 7, 2010

Virginia Garcia’s Second Annual Healthcare Symposium

A Community Conversation About Our Changing Healthcare Climate

How do shifts in our political and social environments impact healthcare in Oregon? The economy, current healthcare reform efforts and other changes at the state and national level play a major role in our provision of healthcare. This symposium will bring together state, business, policy and healthcare leaders to discuss various views on how our evolving healthcare climate is impacting our lives and where we should go from here.

Keynote Speaker: John Kitzhaber, M.D., Governor, 1995-2003

Moderator: Jack Friedman, CEO, Providence Health Plans

Panelists:

Sue Hennessy, Vice President, Health Plan Services, Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Gil Muñoz, CEO, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center

Dick Stenson, President and CEO, Tuality Healthcare

Nita Werner, President and CFO, Ornelas Enterprises, Inc.

When: April 7, 2010
Doors open and breakfast is served at 7:00am
Program: 7:30am to 9:30am

Where: Oregon Zoo Vista Room
4001 SW Canyon Road
Portland, OR 97221

Tickets: $50 for individuals, $350 for tables of eight. Discounted tickets available for Friends of Virginia Garcia (donors of $1,000 or more annually). Call Michele Horn at (503) 352-8617 for questions and information about our Friends rate.

Purchase tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/97100.

This event is generously sponsored Pfizer. To learn about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Britt Rosenberg at (503) 352-8618 or brosenberg@vgmhc.org.

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