Center for Rural Pennsylvania
August 3, 2023 | 9 a.m.
Mukaiyama University Room by KOA, Frame-Westerberg Commons
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, Pennsylvania
Agenda
9:00 A.M. Call to Order
- Senator Gene Yaw, Chairman, Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors
9:05 A.M. Welcoming Remarks
- Richard Esch, President, University of Pittsburgh—Bradford
9:10 A.M. Panel 1: An Overview of Rural Healthcare in Pennsylvania
• Kate Slatt, Vice President, Innovative Payment and Care Delivery, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
• Lisa Davis, Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health, and Outreach Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State University
9:45 A.M. Panel 2: Perspectives from Rural Hospitals
• Dr. Jill Owens, President, Upper Allegheny Health System
• Tom Kurtz, President and CEO, Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber
• Wendy Lazo, President, St. Luke’s Hospital – Miners Campus
10:30 A.M. Panel 3: Perspectives from Rural Health Centers and Population Health Centers
- Eric Kiehl, Director of Policy and Partnerships, Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers
- Jeannine McMillan, Executive Director, Center for Population Health
11:05 A.M. Concluding Remarks
- Senator Yaw