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Senator Burr Visits CPCC
Senator Burr at the Harris Conference Center
Senator Richard Burr co-sponsored a North Carolina Economic Development Summit focusing on health care information technology and healthcare workforce issues on Monday, July 24 at theWest Campus of Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte. U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao delivered the keynote address at the summit. In addition, Senator Burr visited CPCC’s North Campus to learn more about the American Academy of Applied Forensics.
“The health care industry plays a vital role in North Carolina’s economy. The summit allowed the Charlotte region to explore health care information technology initiatives and workforce issues that can expand economic development in our communities,” said Senator Burr. “North Carolina’s high quality health care system makes our state a great state in which to live and work. The summit provided a tremendous amount of information that will strengthen our health care services in North Carolina.”
Federal officials from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Veterans Affairs participated in session discussions. In addition, Ruth Hedgpath, director of nursing at CPCC along with representatives from C. W. Williams Community Health Center, IBM, the University of North Carolina Hospital System and Washington Hospital Center facilitated dialogue on the health care panels.
The summit is the second in a series Senator Burr has developed to enhance economic development in North Carolina. The first summit was held in January and focused on access to federal grants for community colleges. Future events will include summits addressing education issues related to economic development in the Tar Heel state.
In addition to the summits, Senator Burr will continue to host workshops in both Washington, D.C. and North Carolina focusing on increasing access to federal resources and more effective grant writing skills for North Carolina’s small businesses and counties, cities, and towns.
“The health care industry plays a vital role in North Carolina’s economy. The summit allowed the Charlotte region to explore health care information technology initiatives and workforce issues that can expand economic development in our communities,” said Senator Burr. “North Carolina’s high quality health care system makes our state a great state in which to live and work. The summit provided a tremendous amount of information that will strengthen our health care services in North Carolina.”
Federal officials from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Veterans Affairs participated in session discussions. In addition, Ruth Hedgpath, director of nursing at CPCC along with representatives from C. W. Williams Community Health Center, IBM, the University of North Carolina Hospital System and Washington Hospital Center facilitated dialogue on the health care panels.
The summit is the second in a series Senator Burr has developed to enhance economic development in North Carolina. The first summit was held in January and focused on access to federal grants for community colleges. Future events will include summits addressing education issues related to economic development in the Tar Heel state.
In addition to the summits, Senator Burr will continue to host workshops in both Washington, D.C. and North Carolina focusing on increasing access to federal resources and more effective grant writing skills for North Carolina’s small businesses and counties, cities, and towns.