5732329 Public Oversight Roundtable on Violence in Hospital Emergency Rooms

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA                                 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE

1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004                

COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER, CHAIRPERSON

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE

 

ON

 

Violence in hospital emergency rooms

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015

11:00 A.M., ROOM 412, JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING

1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004

 

Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Human Services, announces a public oversight roundtable on “Violence in Hospital Emergency Rooms.”  The hearing will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2015 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.

                                                                                          

            In response to a recent surge in violent incidences in hospital emergency rooms, the committee is holding this roundtable to explore the protocol employed when a violent or possibly-violent patient is arrives at a hospital, either in custody or not, and how different District agencies can assist in creating a safer environment for everyone involved.    

 

Those who wish to testify should contact Malcolm Cameron, Legislative Analyst to the Committee on Health and Human Services, at 202-741-0909 or via e-mail at [e-mail], and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Tuesday, December 8, 2015.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.   

 

For those unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements can be emailed to [e-mail] or mailed to Malcolm Cameron at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 115, Washington, D.C., 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, 2015.