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| U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
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| Title: SARS: Is Minnesota Prepared? |
| Date: 10/8/03 |
| Time (EST): 10:00 AM |
| Place: St. Louis Park High School, 6525 W 33rd St. Room C350, St. Louis Park, MN |
| [Note: This is a new location from original notification in September.]
Description: The October 8th field hearing will be the third hearing the Subcommittee has conducted on the issue of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). At this field hearing, the Subcommittee will focus on what Minnesota has done to prepare for a possible outbreak of SARS this year and what still needs to be done; how the Federal government can help; and how schools, businesses and communities should respond when someone they know develops a possible case of SARS. |
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| Witnesses
Testimony
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Panel 1
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Dianne Mandernach
, Commissioner
, Minnesota Department of Health
, St. Paul, Minnesota |
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Michael T. Osterholm
, Ph.D., M.P.H.
, Professor, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
, University of Minnesota
, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Panel 2
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Jeff Spartz
, Administrator
, Hennepin County Medical Center
, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Mary Quinn Crow
, Vice President
, Patient Care Services, Northfield Hospital
, Northfield, Minnesota |
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Ann Hoxie
, Student Wellness Administrator
, St. Paul Public Schools
, St. Paul, Minnesota |
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Deb Herrmann
, District Lead Nurse
, Marshall School District
, Marshall, Minnesota |
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Rob Bensen
, Superintendent
, Floodwood School District
, Floodwood, Minnesota |
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