Earlier today, the PA House Republican Policy Committee met for a hearing at the Hilton Garden Inn in Indiana to discuss problems and solutions for rural healthcare.
Topics ranged from what is being done in Indiana County through IRMC’s Residency Program and the Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine at IUP to some potential solutions to bring healthcare to communities. State Representative Jim Struzzi talked about the importance of holding these hearings in Indiana County.
Committee Chairman Representative David Rowe said that they are seeing how hard it is for healthcare to be affordable and available. He said that one solution is IUP’s proposed school, but one thing that needs to be done is to be able to train local and retain that local talent.
On hand to provide testimony were IRMC CEO Steve Wolfe, IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll and founding dean of the proposed college of osteopathic medicine Dr. Miko Rose.
The committee will hold more hearings across the state and Struzzi is hopeful that bills and regulations to help fix rural healthcare problems will be a result of these hearings.
You can watch the hearing by clicking on the player below.
