Susanne Phillips, FNP Assistant Program Director & Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing Science Program, spoke at Governor Schwarzenegger's Press Conference to Discuss Health Care Reform. Below is the text of Professor Phillips' speech (taken from Governor Schwarzenegger's page). Click here to see the video of all the speakers (Professor Phillips' remarks begin at 20:05). It is amazing to see the great work being done by the remarkable people in the UCI Nursing Community!!
Good morning. Susanne Phillips with the California Association for Nurse Practitioners. Governor and Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the California Association for Nurse Practitioners I stand here to thank you for your leadership. Nurse practitioners are excited to be here today to celebrate the progress towards reform that expands access to the highest quality health care, regardless of geographic, ethnic, or socioeconomic standing. This is an important step for nurse practitioners and their patients. Every day in communities throughout the Golden State we're on the front line, providing care to all Californians, especially those in the most underserved communities. We see the effects of our broken health care system every day, from the uninsured day laborers to the children facing obesity-related health issues.
Nurse practitioners will play the biggest role in transforming public policy reforms into positive patient outcomes. California's health care debate has centered on how to best provide preventive and basic health care services for California's diverse populations. The vast majority of the services in question fall within the purview and expertise of nurse practitioners working with physician partners.
California commends the Governor and the Speaker for providing that bipartisan cooperation that can result in landmark health care reform. We're hopeful that the spirit of bipartisan cooperation continues with all groups involved so that these important health care reforms can be enacted. Nurse practitioners proudly stand ready to collaborate with policy makers, physicians, and all health care providers to ensure passage of this historic health care reform proposal.
(click here to see photos of the event)
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