Health Care Deserts
Policy Committee May 14, 2024
SCRANTON, May 14 - The House and Senate Democratic Policy Committees hosted a joint hearing in Scranton that focused on lack of access to health care in communities across Pennsylvania. The hearing, held at the Lackawanna College Theater in downtown Scranton, featured discussion on the crisis caused by hospital closures across the Commonwealth. 
- Host: Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna and Sen. Marty Flynn, D-Lackawanna
- Testifiers:
- Tammy Torres - President, Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton
- Patrick Keenan - Director of Policy & Partnerships, Pennsylvania Health Access Network
Agenda + Testimony
Media Release + News Coverage
- House, Senate Dems Discuss Access to Health Care, May 14, 2024
- WVIA, Democratic senators and representatives say the healthcare system does bad business, May 15, 2024
- The Center Square, Spotty health care access tied to worker shortage, May 14, 2024
- Scranton Times-Tribune, Dem lawmakers hear testimony on the impact of hospital closures, service reductions, May 14, 2024
Video + Photos