Neighbors,
Please see below for information on a D.C. Council hearing on Providence Hospital. This hearing is a result of Councilmember McDuffie's concern about Providence and his work with the chair of the Council Committee on Health, Councilmember Vincent Gray. The hearing will convene on October 10, 2018 at 10am.
Councilmember McDuffie is deeply concerned about the impact closure would have on our community and shared that at last night's community meeting on the topic saying:
"I don't support what's happening. I don't think this city, our patients, or the health care of the nation's capital can afford to have a hospital like Providence close." (Link: https://twitter.com/DCJWJ/status/1040432609136967683)
(You can also read a full statement released by the Councilmember immediately after the closure of acute care services was announced on his website here: http://www.kenyanmcduffie.com/mcduffie-statement-regarding-providence-hospital-decision-to-end-acute-care-services/ )
Councilmember McDuffie encourages the residents to sign up to testify at the October 10 hearing in person, if possible. If residents are not able to attend in person, they can submit written testimony which is included in the permanent record of the hearing.
Hearing info:
Health Public Oversight Hearing
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
10:00AM
Room 500
The Committee on Health will hold a Public Oversight Hearing on the following Matter:
"The Department of Health's Role in Approving Providence Hospital's Proposed Elimination of Acute Care Services and the Impact on the District's Emergency Health Care System"
The Committee invites the public to testify at the hearing. Those who wish to testify should contact Malcolm Cameron, Committee Legislative Analyst at (202) 654-6179 or mcameron@dccouncil.us, and provide your name, organizational affiliation (if any), and title with the organization, preferably by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 8, 2018.
http://dccouncil.us/events/health-public-oversight-hearing7
(the attachment to this email is the official hearing notice, which is also available at the link directly above by clicking on the "hearing notice")
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Nolan Treadway
Communications Director
Office of Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie
Chairman Pro Tempore
Chair, Committee on Business and Economic Development
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 506
Washington, DC 20004
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Desk: 202-724-8918
Cell: 202-445-0361
ntreadway@dccouncil.us
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