[Hidden-announce] TODAY: Event (and correction in directions) Apr 24, 2007 - Bird's Eye View of the New Mandatory Healthcare Legislation]

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NOTE: Error in previous directions, the correction is:
	 From the East: Take Route 291 West to exit 3

(the error said Rt 91) and the directions below are correct:

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EVENT:
A Bird's Eye View of the New Mandatory Healthcare Legislation

Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Time: Networking 5:00 to 6:00, presentation and questions 6:00 to 8:00

Location: Deliso Conference Center
	Mercy Medical Center
	271 Carew Street
	Springfield, MA
	413-748-9000
	(See below for directions)
	or on web site: 
	http://www.hidden-tech.net/events/2007-4-24-ABirdsEyeViewoftheNewMassachusettsHealthcare.html

Food: Sandwich/Salad buffet with beverages served.

Parking: Attendees may park in Lots 2, 12, or 13.  Then enter the
Physician Office Building and take the elevators, located on the left
just past the Information Desk, down to the Lower Level.  A staff person
will be present at the Information Desk and at the Lower Level to assist
you.

Campus map: http://www.hidden-tech.net/events/MercyCampusMap.pdf

Cost: $10

About the Program

Massachusetts is reportedly one of the first states planning to mandate
health insurance. Do you have comprehensive information about this
legislation? If not, you'll want to attend this event!

To learn what people in small businesses and the self-employed need to
know about the new Massachusetts legislation, Hidden-Tech has invited
Dan Keenan, Vice President, Government Affairs & Advocacy for the
Sisters of Providence Health System (SPHS) to present and field your
questions.

Learn what your responsibilities are as an individual and business
owner, your options, and when you will be required to implement from
someone who is in the know. We encourage you to take advantage of this
rare opportunity for information on how these new policies affect you.

Directions to Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center Campus Map (pdf)

>From the South: Take Route 91 North to exit 8: Route 291/20 East. Take
the first exit, 2B: Dwight Street. Turn left at the stop sign onto
Dwight Street. At the second traffic light, turn right onto Carew
Street. Mercy Medical Center is one-half mile on the right.

>From the East: Take Route 291 West to exit 3: Armory Street. Take your
first left. At the blinking red light, turn right onto Armory Street.
Follow directions from the North listed above.

>From the West: Take Route 90/Mass Turnpike East to exit 6: Route 291
(Springfield/Hartford). At traffic light, turn left onto Route 291 West
(Springfield). Take exit 3: Armory Street. Take your first left. At the
blinking red light, turn right onto Armory Street. Follow directions
from the North listed above.

About Our Speaker

Before joining SPHS, Keenan represented residents of the Third Hampden
District as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for
more than eleven years. He established himself as an expert in
Massachusetts healthcare finance. His committee assignments included,
Medicaid (Chair), Insurance (Vice-Chair), Community Development and
Small Business (Vice-Chair), Taxation, Ways & Means, and Education.
Additionally, he chaired the Special Commission on Uncompensated Care,
and State Budget working groups on Hospital Finance and Medicaid.

About Our Host

The Sisters of Providence Health System, which employs more than 3,800
people in Western Massachusetts, includes Mercy Medical Center and
Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital in Springfield and Providence Behavioral
Health Hospital in Holyoke.? In addition to the three hospitals, the
health system encompasses a network of long-term care facilities and
services for seniors, as well as a residential behavioral care center
and school for children. Since 1873, the Sisters of Providence have been
meeting the needs of the residents of Western Massachusetts with a focus
on ensuring access to high quality affordable health care. 

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