DETROIT, Nov. 7, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority has recruited Richard C. Bohrer, a former assistant U.S. Surgeon General, to serve as chairman of a newly created Primary Care Network Council (PCNC), which will have its first meeting this Tuesday, November 8, from 9:30 to 11:30a.m. at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
The PCNC is comprised of leaders of the major primary care clinics and health centers in Detroit and Wayne County. The group's aim is to develop ways to improve the delivery of services to the medically underserved through expansion and better utilization of existing resources.
WHAT: Primary Care Network Council (PCNC) Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
9:30a.m. to 11:30a.m.
WHERE: Sacred Heart Major Seminary
2701 Chicago Blvd (at Linwood Ave.)
Detroit
WHY: To convene leaders of primary care delivery to the
uninsured and underinsured for the purpose improving
access to health services through improved utilization of
existing resources and shared services.
WHO: Chris Allen, Executive Director/CEO of the Detroit Wayne
County Health Authority, Richard C. Bohrer, Chairman,
and 21 executives of primary care centers in Detroit
and Wayne County.
The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority was created to "coordinate efforts to meet the health needs of the uninsured and underinsured residents in the city of Detroit and Wayne County by assuring access and improving the health status of all people."