Health System CEOs & Caregivers Implore Congress to Support Gun Violence Plan; COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
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Leslie is first joined by Michael Dowling, President and CEO of Northwell Health. Dowling is one of health care’s most influential voices, taking a stand on societal issues such as...
show moreLeslie and Michael discuss why he and 17 other health system CEOs, along with over 1,300 caregivers, are imploring Congress to support President Biden's gun violence plan.
As President and CEO of Northwell Health, Michael Dowling leads a clinical, academic and research enterprise with a workforce of more than 75,000 and annual revenue of $14 billion dollars. Northwell is the largest health care provider and private employer in New York State, caring for more than two million people annually through a vast network of more than 830 outpatient facilities, including 220 primary care practices, 52 urgent care centers, home care, rehabilitation and end-of-life programs, and 23 hospitals.
The website for Northwell Health is Northwell.edu and their Twitter handle is @NorthwellHealth. Michael's Twitter handle is @MichaelJDowling.
During the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Dr. Bob Bollinger, the Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Leslie and Dr. Bollinger discuss COVID-19 variants, including the Delta variant. They also talk about vaccine mandates, and whether they will become necessary within the United States.
Dr. Bollinger is Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE). Their website is main.ccghe.net and their Facebook page is Facebook.com/CCGHE.
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