Honorable California Assemblyman Achadjian!

 

January 24, 2013

 

The Honorable California Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian

35th Assembly District

1150 Osos Street #207

Sam Luis Obispo, CA 93401

 

Regarding: January 23, 2013 meeting

                   Advocacy for the Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections(HAI)

                   in our Veterans Hospitals with Ms. Vicki Janssen, District Director,

                                 35th California Assembly District

 

 

Dear Assemblyman Achadjian,

 

 Please allow me to humbly thank you for all that you do for the great state we live in, I really appreciate it.

 Thank you for the opportunity to present the interest of the advocacy for the prevention of HAI in our Veteran's Hospitals to Ms. Janssen. Due to the complexity of the current healthcare industry concerning the prevention of HAI it has taken a year and a half to get anywhere near a vision of an actionable position.

 The stunning aspect of our meeting was the in-depth appraisal of the evolution of my humble advocacy and a few very detailed talking points that could have only been raised by a professional who has followed every detail of my advocacy for some time.

 My presentation was somewhat challenged, this is the second presentation I have engaged in since the beginning, to leave the meeting with insight and clear direction was far beyond my expectation. Ms. Janssen's offer to collaborate with the Honorable California State Senator Monning's office regarding the prevention of HAI in general was very much appreciated and hopefully will help gain momentum in the Honorable California Governor Brown's "Let's get healthy California" impact on our state.

 From what I have learned there is a bright future in healthcare, my confidence comes from engaging professionals like Ms. Janssen, providing inspiration to continue to advocate for preventing fiscal waste and the tragic and needless harm done by HAI to not only our healthcare system but our Veteran's as well.

 Once again, "thank you"!

 

Respectfully,

 

Michael H. Slavinski                                http://h-a-i-5.blogspot.com

 

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Honorable Governor Edmond G, Brown Jr,

The Great State of California

 

Honorable California Senator Ed Hernandez

Chair, California Health Committee

 

Honorable California Senator William Monning

 

Diana Dooly,

Secretary,

California Department of Health and Human Services

 

Ron Chapman, MD, MHA

Director,

California Department of Public Health

 

Pam Kehaly,

President,

Anthem Blue Cross

 

Sophie Harnage, RN

Clinical Manager of Infusion Services

Vascular Access Team at Sutter Roseville Medical Center

 

Staff, Anthem Blue Cross

 

 

 

“If we can improve the quality of care, that will translate into lower cost”, Anthem President Pam Kehaly said. “These are real dollars.”

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