Sponsored by: Minuteman Press of Albany

“The Impact of Health Care Reform on our Communities”
Speaker: Dr. Larry Mullins, CEO Samaritan Health Services

Dr. Mullins will talk about federal healthcare reform, state healthcare reform, what we’re seeing so far from both, and how Samaritan and their partners are positioned to deliver care under these reforms.
 A veteran of the US Marine Corps, Dr. Mullins served in South Vietnam with the 26th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division.  Highly regarded in the Lebanon, Corvallis and Albany Communities, Dr. Mullins has received many local honors including Lebanon’s 2011 Business Leader of the Year , the 1996 Robert  C. Ingalls Business Person of the year award from Corvallis Chamber of Commerce,  the 1997 MacEachern CEO national award, and the 2001 Newcomer Executive of the Year award from the American Academy of Medical Administrators.  He was recognized by the American Hospital Association as one of their 2007 Grassroots Champions. The Oregon Health Forum honored Dr. Mullins with its Lifetime Leadership Award for 2008.  In 2009 Dr. Mullins received the Dwight Patterson Alumnus of the Year award from the Northern Arizona University Alumni Association. 

 Lunch -Garden salad with dressing, bowls full of our hearty chili with all the fixings: cheese, onions, sour cream and olives, crackers and cornbread with butter & honey, Lemon-berry Jazz bars, CTW, milk and sodas.