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Hospital leaders, state medical director will offer message about COVID-19 mitigation during virtual event
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The State of Michigan medical director and chief medical officers from West Michigan hospitals will offer a unified community message addressing mitigation of COVID-19 during a Health Forum of West Michigan event on Friday, November 6, from 8-9:30 a.m.
The panelists also will discuss hospital response, collaboration and planning for COVID-19 during “Delivery of Health Care During a Pandemic.” Health Forum of West Michigan events are hosted by Grand Valley’s Office of the Vice Provost for Health; the monthly events are free and open to the public. Register online before November 4, participants will be sent a Zoom link.
Panelists are Drs. William Fales, state medical director; Matthew Biersack, chief medical officer, Mercy Health Saint Mary’s; Joshua Kooistra, senior vice president and chief medical officer, Spectrum Health West Michigan; and Ronald Grifka, chief medical officer, Metro Health/University of Michigan Health.
Future Health Forums will continue discussion of the pandemic and its impact on health disparities, vulnerable populations and mental health. View the schedule online.
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