December 1, 2015, by Lorrie Taylor
CLEVELAND, OH – When the Republican National Convention and its 50 thousand participants, including media, come to Cleveland in July of 2016, the medical community will be ready.
“We want to provide the delegates the top-notch care that they deserve, so we`re talking about what`s called Concierge Medicine,” said Dr. Michael Anderson, Chief Medical Officer for University Hospitals.
Dr. Ben Carson discusses the use of Concierge Medicine while on the campaign trail in 2015. DR. BEN CARSON, 2016 Presidential Candidate Said: “To care for the indigent, there are enough funds used to pay for Medicaid that enrollees could join a concierge practice, said Carson. He suggested that those who could not pay for healthcare also have health savings accounts. Bureaucrats say that people “are too stupid” to manage those accounts, Carson said, but he likened the potential program to food stamps in that participants will quickly learn to manage, such as visiting a clinic for care rather than the emergency room. A patient would then get continuity of care for chronic conditions, he said. Such a system would’“help to teach personal responsibility.'”~upstatebusinessjournal.com – Common Use Photo Credit: wikipedia.org
Dr. Anderson said discussions have been taking place over the last two months between his facility, Metrohealth Medical Center, the Cleveland Clinic and St. Vincent Charity Medical Center. He told Fox8 there has been a focus on several areas; providing immediate care in hotels where delegates stay was one of them.
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“For a runny nose or a Band-Aid or God forbid, something more serious that we`ve got medical care,” he said, describing the kind of healthcare that would be available.
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The doctor said another focus would be on Event Medicine practiced inside venues like Quicken Loans Arena or the Cleveland Convention Center.
“Do we have paramedics, physicians, nurse practitioners that are available when the conventioneers are there?” he explained.
Dr. Anderson said any event drawing tens of thousands of visitors also required thought be given to a larger response, should mass-casualties become a reality.
CMT’s Publisher, Catherine Sykes and U.S. Senator Dr. Tom Price at a meeting in Atlanta, GA (July – Aug 2015).
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Meanwhile, a new Critical Care Pavilion was being built on top of Metrohealth Medical Center’s existing emergency room. 85 new ICU rooms will be ready two weeks prior to the start of the convention.
SOURCE: http://fox8.com/2015/12/01/local-hospitals-prepare-for-republican-national-convention/
