As our community begins to rebound from the pandemic and economic downturn, practical solutions are needed to help the increased number of people who lack healthcare insurance or adequate coverage. Shepherd’s Hope will be hosting the STATE OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS Town Hall on MAY 7, 2021 from 9am-10am.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Representative Kamia Brown, State Representative and Health Care Appropriation Committee Member

MODERATOR:  Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, Taking Names Columnist

PANELISTS:

Pam Gould, President/CEO, Shepherd’s Hope

Veronica Acosta, MD, Director of Inpatient Medicine, Orlando Health, Health Central Hospital and Horizon West Hospital

Daniel Peach, MD Executive Director, Clinical Innovation AdventHealth

Rebecca Sayago, Executive Director, Primary Care Access Network

Donna Walsh, Health Officer, Florida Department of Health Seminole County

Our panelists will explore options for best practices and practical solutions to help our uninsured and underinsured neighbors, topics include:

• The health and economic impact of the state of healthcare in Central Florida.
• How COVID recovery is affecting underserved and unemployed residents.
• The various resources available to ensure people do not pile on medical debt that makes rebounding even longer once they are re-employed.

We will also discuss the positive economic impacts these efforts have on our region’s economic growth. The Panel will conclude with a Q&A from the audience.

Advanced registration is encouraged. Please register:

HERE, or at https://82south.swoogo.com/ShepherdsHope-StateofHealthcareAccess

Press Contact | Martha Mannarino, Martha.Mannarino@shepherdshope.org  (321) 279-5843

Join us for a virtual panel discussion of experts.

The purpose is to inform community leaders about the State of Healthcare Access in Central Florida.  We are honored to have Health Care Appropriation Committee Member and State Representative Kamia Brown providing a “State of the State” prior to the 45 minute discussion. There will be a Q&A which will conclude the event.

About Shepherd’s Hope | Shepherd’s Hope provides free acute and specialty care medical services, education and wellness programs to uninsured and underinsured men, women and children in Central Florida. The non-profit organization has provided over 330,000 free patient visits and services since 1997. In 2019, Shepherd’s Hope provided more than 19,000 free patient visits and medical services. This care is possible thanks to partnerships with 3,000 licensed medical and general volunteers, three community hospital systems, 100 diagnostic/secondary providers and numerous multi-faith partners. Patients are served at its five Central Florida health centers in Longwood, East Orlando, Downtown Orlando, Ocoee and Winter Garden, and 95 percent of donations directly support patient services. Please visit www.shepherdshope.org for more information.