Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

SARS: How Effective Is The State And Local Response?

Date: May 21, 2003
Time: 9:00am
Location: Room 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Agenda:

The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing entitled “SARS:  How Effective Is The State And Local Response?”  examining the coordination of response to individual outbreaks among local, state, and Federal officials as well as between government officials and the private sector.  The Subcommittee examined what state and local officials are doing to anticipate and respond to the disease.  These responses need to be adequately supported at the Federal level.  In addition, the private sector also needs to have timely information and assistance.

Witnesses

Panel 1

Julie L.

Gerberding

Director

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Panel 1

Anthony S.

Fauci

Director

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Panel 2

Dr.

Rod

Hubbers

President and CEO

Loudoun Hospital Center (Loudoun Healthcare, Inc.)

Panel 2

Mary C.

Selecky

Secretary of Health

Washington State Department of Health

Panel 2

Thomas R.

Frieden

Health Commissioner

New York City Department of Health

Panel 3

Lawrence O.

Gostin

Director

Center for Law and the Public Health, Georgetown University

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