ADVISORY/Coalition for Patients Rights to Host Florida Senate Leaders at Major Town Hall Meeting in Port St. Lucie This Saturday, 2 P.M.News Editors/Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Saturday (June 7) --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coalition for Patients Rights: Senate President Jim King, Appropriations Chair Ken Pruitt Ken Pruitt is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 28th District since 2001 and serving as President since 2006. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1990 through 2000. & Health Care Subcommittee Chair Durell Peadon, Jr., M.D. Will Discuss CPR's Comprehensive Solution to Florida's Medical Malpractice Insurance Noun 1. malpractice insurance - insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice; "obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance" Crisis -- Numerous Concerned Physicians are Expected to Attend This Saturday, June 7, three of the most powerful members of the Florida Senate The Florida Senate is part of the legislative branch of government for the state of Florida. There are 40 members in the senate. Generally, Senators in odd-numbered districts are elected in years divisible by four (in tandem with U.S. - President Jim King, Appropriations Chair Ken Pruitt and Durell Peadon, Jr., M.D., Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health Care & Human Services - will join Rene M. Loyola, M.D., F.A.C.S., Chairman of the Coalition for Patients Rights, Inc. (CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac ), and numerous concerned physicians for a public town hall meeting in Port St. Lucie. At this meeting, CPR will propose a comprehensive physician-and-patient-friendly solution to the state's current medical malpractice Improper, unskilled, or negligent treatment of a patient by a physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care professional. insurance crisis: -- CPR does NOT believe that simply enacting a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages will solve Florida's medical malpractice crisis. -- CPR's comprehensive plan includes significant insurance and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. reform and a reasonable cap on damages. -- CPR is urging lawmakers to protect Florida's Bad Faith laws since any changes to these would be devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. to physicians. "We call on all physicians in Florida to join us in offering real solutions to the malpractice crisis, not a scheme that will only benefit the insurance industry at the expense of patients and physicians throughout the state," says Ned S. Schuster, CPR's Executive Director.
WHEN: Saturday, June 7th, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Port St. Lucie Community Center
2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd.
About the Coalition for Patients Rights, Inc. A Florida Not for Profit Corporation, the Coalition for Patients Rights, Inc. has nearly 400 physician members from the Martin, St. Lucie and Palm Beach County area. CPR's membership is also open to patients, corporations, lawyers and other individuals from all across Florida who are interested in finding real solutions to the current insurance crisis. |
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