This is two hours and 10 minutes. Good afternoon, everyone. And welcome to hopkins. My name is Redonda Miller and as president of the hospital i have the pleasure of welcoming you all to the institution. As president i have had the immense pleasure and privilege of working with congressman Elijah Cummings on a variety of issues. We are grateful for his steadfast leadership nationally and on behalf of his local constituents here. We are truly lucky to count ourselves among those he excellently represented for more than two decades. Chairman, we are honored to be a part of the government reform committees efforts to find Meaningful Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic. Thank you all for being here today. It is no secret we are in the throws of a crisis that reached Epic Proportions in our country. Baltimore is no exception. In 2016, we averaged nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in the city per day. This is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. As an anchor snugds and steward of
Good afternoon, everyone. And welcome to hopkins. My name is Redonda Miller and as president of the hospital i have the pleasure of welcoming you all to the institution. As president i have had the immense pleasure and privilege of working with congressman Elijah Cummings on a variety of issues. We are grateful for his steadfast leadership nationally and on behalf of his local constituents here. We are truly lucky to count ourselves among those he excellently represented for more than two decades. Chairman, we are honored to be a part of the government reform committees efforts to find Meaningful Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic. Thank you all for being here today. It is no secret we are in the throws of a crisis that reached Epic Proportions in our country. Baltimore is no exception. In 2016, we averaged nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in the city per day. This is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. As an anchor snugds and steward of health care, hopkins takes this pr