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Senators Hill and Sobel, Community Leaders, Health Care Workers to Discuss the Future of Healthcare Reform

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

On Tuesday, May 5, 2009, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Florida members will host a roundtable discussion “At Last: Making Healthcare Reform a Reality: The Future of Quality, Affordable Healthcare for All” from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM at 14645 NW 77 Ave, Suite 201 in Miami Lakes.

The moderator for the roundtable will be SEIU Executive Vice President Mary Kay Henry, recently named a Top 25 Woman by Modern Healthcare.

Confirmed panelists are:
State Senator Eleanor Sobel
State Senator Tony Hill
Certified Nursing Assistant Quettie Isoff
South Florida reporter and political analyst Joy Reid
Dr. Janetta Cureton from Psychiatry unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital

This rich and diverse group of experts will offer cutting-edge ideas and insights about developing a system that allows access to quality, affordable healthcare for all. Following the discussion, panel experts and participants will watch the live broadcast of the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing on “Increasing Access to Health Care Coverage.”

WHO:     SEIU Executive Vice President Mary Kay Henry (moderator);
State Senator Eleanor Sobel
Senator Tony Hill
Quettie Issoff, CNA at Palm Garden Nursing Home
South Florida reporter and political analyst Joy Reid
Dr. Janetta Cureton, Jackson Memorial Hospital Psychiatry unit


WHAT:     At Last: Making Healthcare Reform a Reality: Panel Discussion on the Future of Quality, Affordable Healthcare for All

WHERE:     SEIU Healthcare Florida office:
14645 NW 77 Ave, Suite 201, Miami Lakes

WHEN:     Tuesday, May 5, 2009 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM