National Nurse-Led Care Consortium reposted this
"I can’t emphasize enough how important nurse practitioners are to the Community Health Centers, but more importantly – it’s about patients first. Patients are the most important part of this equation. Patients are the ones who can’t access health care. It’s not just primary care, it’s behavioral health services. Nurse practitioners are filling that gap day in and day out across the state. We have 375 locations across Pennsylvania. We cannot find enough physicians to care for those folks. 80% of the million people we care for every day are on Medicaid or uninsured. Nurse practitioners are the backbone of what we do day in and day out. We employ more than 300 nurse practitioners across Pennsylvania. They care for 750,000 patients every year. That’s why Senate Bill 25 and House Bill 1825 are so incredibly important to the future of health care." – Eric Kiehl, PA Association of Community Health #NursePractitioners #CareForPA #FullPracticeAuthority #HB1825 #SB25 #AccessToCare #PatientsFirst #CommunityHealthAccess
Practitioner, Professor, Advocate and educator dedication to person centered physical and mental healthcare integration. Co-founder of Nurses Lead with Heart.
4wTotal support for this! Nurse practitioners play a critical role in providing high-quality healthcare in Pennsylvania. With advanced training and clinical expertise allowing us to deliver comprehensive care, including diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic conditions we serve our patients holistically! We are already meeting high healthcare demands and improving overall community health and support of these bills allows this to expand and improve the health of our communities.