“We need to act now,” says pediatrician, advocacy leader Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Wednesday, April 27, physician residents at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital plan to "Stand For Kids: Protect Children's Healthcare" in a rally to urge members of Congress to protect vulnerable children’s access to health care as a congressional budget bill evolves. The rally is one of more than a dozen “Stand for Kids” rallies on April 26 and 27 by children’s hospitals and pediatric teaching institutions across the U.S.
What:
Pediatricians, community leaders, and congressional representatives will unite on behalf of FY 2012 federal funding for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program and other child health care programs facing cuts. Maintaining funding for these programs is crucial to keeping children healthy.
When:
12:15pm-1:00pm
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Where:
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford
Mary L. Johnson Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center Building (lawn)
730 Welch Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94304 (map)
Why:
For more than 10 years, children’s teaching hospitals have grown their pediatric teaching programs with federal funding through the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program, but now these and other child health funds are endangered. CHGME is designed to reduce the national shortage of pediatric subspecialists, increase the number of pediatricians in communities, advance pediatric research and provide care for underserved children. With CHGME support, children’s teaching hospitals train almost 40 percent of all pediatricians and 43 percent of all pediatric specialists in the U.S. This bipartisan-supported program is now under fire in Washington, with at least a 15% reduction to the program through the end of Fiscal Year 2011. The President’s initial Fiscal Year 2012 budget eliminates the program entirely. CHGME needs full reauthorization in order to continue the mission of ensuring that all children have access to care. Additionally, many other critically important child health programs are facing severe budget cuts.
Speakers (all available for interviews):
- Representative Anna G. Eshoo (CA-14th District)
- Philip Pizzo, MD, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine
- Christopher G. Dawes, president and CEO, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
- Lisa Wise, parent-advocate for pediatricians and the care her child has received
- Pediatricians in support of pediatric teaching programs
Related Links:
Stand for Kids on Facebook.
Stand for Kids website and toolkit at http://www.standforkids.us.
Stand for Kids 5 Questions with Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, on why pediatric teaching programs matter.
About Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2011, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital is annually ranked as one of the nation's best pediatric hospitals by U.S.News & World Report, and is the only San Francisco Bay Area children’s hospital with programs ranked in the U.S.News Top Ten. The 311-bed hospital is devoted to the care of children and expectant mothers, and provides pediatric and obstetric medical and surgical services in association with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Packard Children's offers patients locally, regionally and nationally a full range of health care programs and services, from preventive and routine care to the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness and injury. For more information, visit www.lpch.org.
About Stanford University School of Medicine
The Stanford University School of Medicine consistently ranks among the nation’s top medical schools, integrating research, medical education, patient care and community service. For more news about the school, please visit http://mednews.stanford.edu. The medical school is part of Stanford Medicine, which includes Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. For information about all three, please visit http://stanfordmedicine.org/about/news.html.
CONTACT:
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Reena Mukamal, 650-218-3139
[email protected]
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