Geisinger ready for national guests
Geisinger is expected to announce additional speakers today or Friday. On Wednesday night,
Set to take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week under a big tent at the Geisinger-owned
"We really don't anticipate traffic issues," Wilson said, noting most of those attending will stay at the
She said Geisinger's events team has registered the participants online and made other arrangements.
"They're a well-oiled machine," Wilson said.
Besides Clinton, the conference will feature Dr.
Two high-profile members of Geisinger's board of directors also are on the agenda:
Wilson said Greenstein will provide a national health care update at the Springboard Healthy Scranton luncheon scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the conference.
Springboard Healthy Scranton is a newly launched Geisinger initiative that focuses on making local communities healthier with programs such as
Wilson said Geisinger had been trying to get these and other additional speakers for some time and their addition was not in response to criticism of Clinton and other left-leaning speakers.
Geisinger on national stage
Wilson said the speakers, including Clinton, are speaking for free.
Clinton has charged
"We were able to attract speakers for free for a variety of reasons -- from board member connections to personal friendships," Wilson said, citing Ornish and another speaker,
"This gathering of health care influencers puts Geisinger on a national stage and gives us an opportunity to showcase what we're doing that needs to be replicated in other communities," Wilson said. "This event not only allows us to show Geisinger off to the world, it enables us to have conversations with changemakers in government, health and wellness, clinical research, social science, technology, insurance and business. These connections help us recruit clinicians, researchers and medical students to join Geisinger, and that's great for our employees, patients and communities."
She added that with all the uncertainty in health care, it's critical for Geisinger to build relationships with state and federal elected officials and policymakers.
"Each of the nationally known speakers has waived their usual fees for our symposium," Wilson said. "The list of attendees and presenters is also a who's who of health care movers and shakers. In the audience, for example, we'll have presidents, CEOs and chief medical officers from
The symposium also will draw more than 30 reporters from local and national media.
Wilson said a symposium such as next week's is not unusual for an organization the size of Geisinger.
"What makes our event unique is convening all these influencers right here in
Security plans in place
With the level of celebrities and attention, an important part of organizing the event is security.
"We have had multiple meetings with Geisinger Security," McGinley said. "I'm expecting to have some dialogue with the
As a former first lady, Clinton still has
McGinley said he also planned to reach out to state police.
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He wasn't sure if there would be protesters, but he said police and security had to be ready for anything.
"We would ask and expect if there are protesters, they would do so responsibly," he said. "We'll certainly be ready and have contingency plans in place."
He said Geisinger is ready too.
"I have a lot of faith and confidence in the plan they have put together already," McGinley said.
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