ANA Nurses Stand to Support Health Care Reform at White House
President Obama on the podium with President Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR. Names of the nurses in attendance (starting from left to right): Sonia Reich, RN, BSN, CCRN; ANA President Rebecca M. Patton MSN, RN, CNOR; Linda Gural, RN, CCRN; and Nate Guyton, MSN, RN.
On September 9, 2009, President Obama called on Congress to work together to pass meaningful health care reform. President Obama outlined reform that would bring stability and security to Americans who already have health insurance, guarantee affordable coverage for those who don’t and rein in the cost of health care. To learn more about the current health care proposal and where ANA stands on the issues, please visit here.
The following day, over 60 ANA nurses stood with the President at the White House to show ANA’s continued support for his efforts. Once again, President Obama showed his commitment to the nursing profession and their importance in the health care reform fight. ANA President Rebecca Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR, introduced the President, praising him for his understanding of the role nurses play in the health care system.
“[Nurses] believe that a health care system that is patient-centered, accessible, and delivers quality care for all is something that should not be a partisan or political issue,” President Patton said. Joining President Obama and President Patton on stage were ANA members Linda Gural, RN, CCRN, Naté Guyton, MSN, RN, and Sonia Reich, RN, BSN, CCRN.
By joining ANA’s Health Care Reform Team, you can join with the thousands of other nurses who are standing up for health care reform! Help us keep nurses where they are and where they belong –at the center of health care reform!
Hilary Hansen and Jerome Mayer
