MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Sanders to Hold Hearing on the Health Care Workforce Crisis

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced Tuesday that the panel will hold a hearing this Thursday, February 16, at 10 a.m. titled, “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?”

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States will face a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians by 2034, including 48,000 primary care physicians. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, nearly 100 million Americans live in areas without enough primary medical health care providers and about 70 million Americans live in areas without enough dental providers.

Testifying at the hearing will be President James Herbert of University of New England, President and CEO James E.K. Hildreth Sr. of Meharry Medical College, Dean Sarah Szanton of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Chief Academic Officer Leonardo Seoane of Ochsner Health, and Professor Douglas Staiger of Dartmouth College.

Hearing Details
What: Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to consider “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?”
When: 10:00 a.m. ET, Thursday, February 16, 2023
Where: Room 430, Dirksen Senate Office Building. The hearing will also be livestreamed on the HELP Committee’s website and Sanders’ social media pages.
Who:
James Herbert Ph.D., President, University of New England, Biddeford, ME
James E.K. Hildreth Sr., Ph.D., M.D., President and CEO, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Sarah Szanton Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., Dean, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
Leonardo Seoane M.D., F.A.C.P., Chief Academic Officer, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA
Douglas Staiger Ph.D., Professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH