When: April 24, 2007
Time:Networking 5:00 to 6:00, presentation and questions 6:00 to 8:00
Location: Deliso Conference Center
Mercy Medical Center
271 Carew Street
Springfield, MA
413-748-9000
(See below for directions)
Cost: $10
Parking: Attendees may park in Lots 2, 12, or 13.  Then enter the Physician Office Building (see Map PDF below) and take the elevators, located on the left just past the Information Desk, down to the Lower Level.  A staff person will be present at the Information Desk and at the Lower Level to assist you.Parking close by provided.
Food: Sandwich Buffet provided with beverages served.
Speaker: Dan Keenan, Vice President Government Affairs & Advocacy for the Sisters of Providence Health System

About the Program

Massachusetts is reportedly one of the first states planning to mandate health insurance. Do you have comprehensive information about this legislation? If not, you'll want to attend this event!

To learn what people in small businesses and the self-employed need to know about the new Massachusetts legislation, Hidden-Tech has invited Dan Keenan, Vice President, Government Affairs & Advocacy for the Sisters of Providence Health System (SPHS) to present and field your questions.

Learn what your responsibilities are as an individual and business owner, your options, and when you will be required to implement from someone who is in the know. We encourage you to take advantage of this rare opportunity for information on how these new policies affect you.  

 About Our Speaker

Before joining SPHS, Keenan represented residents of the Third Hampden District as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for more than eleven years. He established himself as an expert in Massachusetts healthcare finance. His committee assignments included, Medicaid (Chair), Insurance (Vice-Chair), Community Development and Small Business (Vice-Chair), Taxation, Ways & Means, and Education. Additionally, he chaired the Special Commission on Uncompensated Care, and State Budget working groups on Hospital Finance and Medicaid.

About Our Host

The Sisters of Providence Health System, which employs more than 3,800 people in Western Massachusetts, includes Mercy Medical Center and Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital in Springfield and Providence Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke.? In addition to the three hospitals, the health system encompasses a network of long-term care facilities and services for seniors, as well as a residential behavioral care center and school for children. Since 1873, the Sisters of Providence have been meeting the needs of the residents of Western Massachusetts with a focus on ensuring access to high quality affordable health care.  

Directions to Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center Campus Map (pdf)  

From the North:

Take Route 91 South to exit 8: Route 291/20 East. Take Exit 3: Armory Street. Go through traffic light and then follow rotary around to the left. At the blinking red light, turn right onto Armory Street. Follow Armory Street to first traffic light. Turn left onto Carew Street. Mercy Medical Center is one-half mile on the left.  

From the South:

Take Route 91 North to exit 8: Route 291/20 East. Take the first exit, 2B: Dwight Street. Turn left at the stop sign onto Dwight Street. At the second traffic light, turn right onto Carew Street. Mercy Medical Center is one-half mile on the right.  

From the East:

Take Route 291 West to exit 3: Armory Street. Take your first left. At the blinking red light, turn right onto Armory Street. Follow directions from the North listed above 

From the West:

Take Route 90/Mass Turnpike East to exit 6: Route 291 (Springfield/Hartford). At traffic light, turn left onto Route 291 West (Springfield). Take exit 3: Armory Street. Take your first left. At the blinking red light, turn right onto Armory Street. Follow directions from the North listed above.