Lourey to hold last health care round table in St. Paul with Twin Cities health care experts

St. Paul, Minn.—Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) will be joined by health care leaders in St. Paul on Wednesday October 18 at 2 p.m. to discuss the long-term needs and necessary reforms for health care in Minnesota.

This discussion is the final stop of Lourey’s statewide Health Care Round Table tour, which kicked off Monday September 26. By the end, the tour will have visited with regional experts in 10 cities: Duluth, Ely, Bemidji, Fergus Falls, St. Cloud, Marshall, Blue Earth, Mankato, Rochester, and St. Paul. Each visit has featured Sen. Tony Lourey and regional health care leaders in a free-form discussion of their views and experiences of the health care in Minnesota.

Lourey is the former chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate. He currently serves as Ranking Member of the Health and Human Services Policy and Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate.

The press and public are welcome to attend this event.

St. Paul Roundtable

2:00 p.m. Wednesday October 18

Minnesota Senate Building 2412

95 University Ave. W

Participants: Sen. Tony Lourey,

Allina Health Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Ben Bache-Wiig,

State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) Principal Investigator Dr. Lynn Blewett,

People’s Center Health Services Sahra Noor,

Hennepin County Deputy County Administrator for Health and Human Services Jennifer DeCubellis,

North Memorial Health and Collaborative Care Director of Population Management Jason Rusinak,

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics CEO Bob Bonar, Jr., and

others to be announced

Mankato health care experts to join Lourey for round table discussion

St. Paul, Minn.—Health care leader, Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL-Kerrick), will be coming to Mankato next Tuesday for a health care round table discussion with local health care experts. The conversation will begin at 8 a.m. at the Blue Earth County Government Center and focus on the working with regional experts to develop concrete, fact-based solutions to bring back to St. Paul.

This is part of a statewide tour Sen. Tony Lourey kicked off on Monday September 26. The Health Care Round Table tour will visit 10 cities this fall. Each event will feature Sen. Tony Lourey and regional health care leaders in a free-form discussion of their views and experiences of the health care in Minnesota.

Sen. Tony Lourey is the former chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate. He currently serves as Ranking Member of the Health and Human Services Policy and Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate.

The press and public are welcome to attend this event.

Mankato Roundtable

8:00 a.m. Tuesday October 17

Blue Earth County Historic Courthouse

3^rd Floor Conference Room

204 South 5th Street, Mankato

Due to road construction, please enter off of 4^th Street.

Confirmed Participants: Sen. Tony Lourey,

Mayo Clinic Health System Southwest Minnesota Region Chair of Administration Terry Brandt,

Blue Earth County Human Services Director Phil Claussen,

Open Door Health Center CEO Douglas Jaeger, Jr.,

Mankato Clinic CEO Randy Farrow, and

others to be announced.

Local health care experts to join Sen. Tony Lourey for health care round table discussion

St. Paul, Minn.—Local health care experts, including United Hospital District CEO Rick Ash will join Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) for a health care round table Monday afternoon. The discussion will begin at 2 p.m. in the Faribault County Ag Center conference room and focus on the need to make serious reforms to Minnesota’s health care systems in order to make health care and accessible, affordable, and high quality for all.

This conversation is part of a statewide tour Sen. Tony Lourey kicked off on Monday September 26. The Health Care Round Table tour will visit 10 cities throughout the fall. Each event will feature Sen. Tony Lourey and regional health care leaders in a free-form discussion of their views and experiences of the health care in Minnesota.

Sen. Tony Lourey is the former chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate. He currently serves as Ranking Member of the Health and Human Services Policy and Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate.

The press and public are welcome to attend this event.

Blue Earth Roundtable

2:00 p.m. Monday October 16

Faribault County Ag Center

415 S Grove Street

Conference Room

Participants: Sen. Tony Lourey, and

United Hospital District CEO Rick Ash,

Nobles County Community Services Director Stacie Golombiecki,

Nobles County Income Maintenance Financial Assistance Supervisor Tamara Fishel,

and others to be announced

Health care round table tour featuring regional experts, hosted by Sen. Tony Lourey, coming to Marshall

St. Paul, Minn.—Next Monday Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) will be hosting a two-hour round table discussion about health care with local health care experts. The round table will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday October 16 in room 2 of the Lyon County Administration Building. The discussion will center around the long-term needs and necessary reforms for health care system in Minnesota.

This event part of a statewide tour Sen. Tony Lourey kicked off on Monday September 26. The Health Care Round Table tour will visit 10 cities throughout the fall. Each event will feature Sen. Tony Lourey and regional health care leaders in a free-form discussion of their views and experiences of the health care in Minnesota.

Sen. Tony Lourey is the former chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate. He currently serves as Ranking Member of the Health and Human Services Policy and Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate.

The press and public are welcome to attend this event.

Marshall Roundtable

8:00 a.m. Monday October 16

Lyon County Administration Building

607 W Main Street

Meeting Room 2

Participants: Sen. Tony Lourey,

President and CEO, Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center Mary Maertens,

CEO of Woodland Centers Ashley Kjos,

Southwest Health and Human Services Director Beth Wilms,

United Community Action Navigator Jonathan Marchand,

and others to be announced.

Lourey to hold health care round table in St. Cloud with regional experts

Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) will be joined by regional health care leaders in St. Cloud on Wednesday at 2p.m. to discuss the long-term needs and necessary reforms for health care in Minnesota.

This is part of a statewide tour Sen. Tony Lourey kicked off on Monday September 26. The Health Care Round Table tour will visit 10 cities in the coming weeks. Each event will feature Sen. Tony Lourey and regional health care leaders in a free-form discussion of their views and experiences of the health care in Minnesota.

Sen. Tony Lourey is the former chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate. He currently serves as Ranking Member of the Health and Human Services Policy and Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate.

The press and public are welcome to attend this event.

St. Cloud Roundtable

2:00 p.m. Wednesday September 27

St. Cloud Great River Regional Library, Mississippi Community Room 106

1300 W St. Germain St.

Participants: Sen. Tony Lourey,

CentraCare Health Director of Community and Government Relations David Borgert

Central Minnesota Mental Health Center Executive Director and CEO Richard Lee, M.D.

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Supervising Attorney Ralonda Mason,

Stearns County Gateway Services Director Janet Goligowski,

Horizon Public Health Administrator Sandy Tubbs,

African Women’s Alliance Chair Florence Orionzi, and

others to be announced

Health care leaders to join Sen. Tony Lourey for health care round table in Fergus Falls

Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) will be joined by health care leaders Tuesday to discuss health care in Minnesota and the long-term changes needed to decrease cost and improve care in Fergus Falls and the surrounding region.

Sen. Tony Lourey is the former chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate. He currently serves as Ranking Member of the Health and Human Services Policy and Finance Committee in the Minnesota Senate.

The Health Care Round Table tour will visit 10 cities in the coming weeks. Each event will feature Sen. Tony Lourey and regional health care leaders in an open discussion of their views and experiences of the health care in Minnesota.

The press and public are welcome to attend this event.

Fergus Falls Roundtable

2:00 p.m. Tuesday September 26

Fergus Falls City Hall, City Council Chambers

112 W Washington Ave.

Participants: Sen. Tony Lourey,

Community Health Services, Inc. Executive Director Kristi Halvarson,

Lake Region Health Care Community Health Initiatives Project Coordinator Joanna Chua,

Otter Tail County Community Services Director John Dinsmore,

Lake Region Healthcare Colt Edin, M.D.,

North Western Mental Health Center CEO Shauna Reitmeier, and

others to be announced

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