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Frontline Caregivers, National Healthcare Providers Unveil What's Working In the Battle Against Chronic Disease

Marth Baker and Gene Bassett

Marth Baker, RN, President of SEIU Healthcare Florida 1991 and Gene Bassett, CEO of Jackson Health Systems present to the PQC Summit.

On March 19, nurses, doctors and healthcare workers joined CEOs from some of the country's most renowned healthcare providers to share pioneering programs that contain costs while improving the quality of chronic disease care. The event, hosted by the Partnership for Quality Care (PQC), was held in Washington, DC, steps away from Capitol Hill.

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How SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Helps Heart Failure Patients Thrive

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW RN Gerda Cunningh

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW RN Gerda Cunningham presents to the PQC summit

Heart failure is the number one diagnosis among those over 65, and heart failure patients often require frequent hospitalizations and require more care.

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About the Partnership For Quality Care

The Partnership for Quality Care (PQC) is a unique coalition that brings together SEIU Healthcare and some of the nation's largest healthcare providers to press for the reform and improvement of our healthcare system.

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SEIU Healthcare News is issued bi-weekly to keep our activists, members and friends informed of what our Locals are doing around the country-in fighting for and delivering quality care, in winning gains for our members and our families, in making ourselves heard in the political arena, and in giving unorganized healthcare workers the opportunity to have a voice in the workplace and the community. We hope you distribute this newsletter as widely as possible. And we want to hear from you. We're at seiuhealthcare@seiu.org.