* WHAT :* A press conference will be held to announce the initiation of a survey of 15,000 West Virginians that is expected to paint a portrait of how community health systems serve and are used by West Virginians. The study, the most in-depth of its type, is being undertaken by the state of West Virginia and West Virginia University’s Center for Healthcare Policy and Research. It is expected to yield valuable information about the health care needs of residents in all 55 counties of West Virginia.
* SPEAKERS :
- Vice President of Health Sciences at West Virginia University and Dean of WVU ’s School of MedicineRobert D’Alessandri, MD
- Deputy Secretary of West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human ResourcesPhil Lynch
- Executive Director of the Public Employees Insurance AgencyTom Susman
* WHEN : 11 a.m.Monday, October 15, 2001 WHERE : Charleston Area Medical Center Women and Children’s Hospital Lobby1st floor (just inside the main entrance) 800 Pennsylvania Ave., parallel to Interstate 64 and Bigley Ave. Charleston, W. Va.
