Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care Presents The PHorum: Perspectives in Healthcare
Event brings key healthcare leaders together to discuss issues in healthcare and their impact on Santa Barbara County
Healthcare delivery and access are in the midst of a turbulent transformation. With all that is changing on a state and national level, Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care recognizes the need to educate and inform local communities on the state of healthcare in Santa Barbara County, and explore how these changes affect patients, constituents, and the public community at large. On Tuesday, March 18, at The Fess Parker, VNHC presents the inaugural PHorum: Perspectives in Healthcare, an event designed to bring key leaders from various sectors of the Santa Barbara healthcare community together to present their perspectives on issues affecting healthcare in Santa Barbara County.
“Healthcare is a major industry employer in Santa Barbara County, employing seven percent of the county’s workforce,” shared Lynda Tanner, CEO of VNHC. “The goal of The PHorum, designed as an annual Healthcare Industry Forecast, is to present relevant, timely information and developments regarding healthcare delivery and related critical issues important to the people of Santa Barbara County.”
Esteemed panelists for this special inaugural event on March 18 include Bob Freeman, CEO of CenCal Health, Edward S. Bentley, MD, Physician, Santa Barbara Gastroenterology Medical Group, Fred Kass, MD, Medical Director of Research and Wellness Cancer Center Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic, Kurt N. Ransohoff, MD, CEO and Chief Medical Director at Sansum Clinic, Ron Werft, President & CEO of Cottage Health System, and Lynda Tanner, RN, MSN, CEO of Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care. Michael Bordofsky, MD, Medical Director at VNHC will be the panel moderator. The panelists will share their various perspectives on change within the industry, discuss challenges, opportunities, and explore striations within the community’s healthcare needs.
