And chairman gowdy, were honored to be a part of the House Oversight and government reform committees efforts find Meaningful Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic. Thank youall for being here today. It is no secret that were in the throws throws of a crisis thats reached Epic Proportions throughout our country. Baltimore is no exception. In 2016 we average nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in this city per day. This is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. As both an anchor institution and steward of health care for our local communities, hopkins takes this problem very seriously. We see firsthand the devastation that substands care at our sister hospital to the east, the number of opioid Overdose Patients seen in our Emergency Departments doubled last year. Doubled. This crisis is very much a part of our reality. What are we doing about it . As an academic medical center, were addressing the issue through the lens of our mission of research, clinical care, and education. Firs
Ranking democrat is Elijah Cummings. Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to hopkins. My name is redondo miller. Redonda miller. I have as president of the hospital the distinct pleasure of welcoming youall to our institution. As president i have also had the immense pleasure and privilege of working closely with congressman Elijah Cummings on a variety of issues and were grateful for his steadfast leadership, nationally and on behalf of his local constituents here. Were truly lucky to count ourselves among those he had a has expertly represented for more than two decades. And chairman gowdy, were honored to be a part of the House Oversight and government reform committees efforts find Meaningful Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic. Thank you all for being here today. It is no secret that were in the throes of a crisis thats reached Epic Proportions throughout our country. Baltimore is no exception. In 2016 we average nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in this city per day. This is a problem i
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
Afternoon, everyone. Welcome to hopkins. I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming you all to the institution. As the president ive often had the immense pleasure and privilege of working closely with congressman Elijah Cummings on a variety of issues and we are grateful for his steadfast leadership nationally and on behalf of his local constituents we are lucky to count ourselves among those hes represented from more than two decades. We are honored to be a part of the house government reform committees efforts to find Meaningful Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic. Thank you all for being here today. It is no secret that we are in the throes of a crisis that has reached Epic Proportions throughout the country, and baltimore is no exception. In 2016, weve averaged nearly two fatal opioid doses in the city per day. This is a problem in need of thoughtful answers as both an anchor institution and steward of health care for the local communities, hopkins takes the problem very seriously. We