Hi everyone I am very excited for today's episode a little bit of the backstory. I have had the pleasure

working with Dr. Michael Shen on the Career Pathways series, the Telehealth episode and many more and gosh if you haven't listened to those they are

absolute gems Michael is just a very creative thinker when it comes to audio graphics and

everything in between he had the opportunity this year to be a Health Affairs

podcast fellow where he created a three episode series about a health policy

topic near and dear to a lot of our hearts, safety net hospitals.

And I feel that we can't call this podcast, Core I am,

if we don't highlight all things that are core to medicine, right?

So not just the latest on hyponatremia or heart failure, but also the complex questions that are really plaguing our health care system.

So things like, how essential are safety in hospitals and caring for low-income patients?

How do we pay for that care?

And why are safety net hospitals barely surviving?

This is part one of three of the Health Affairs Pathways

Podcast that he did.

We'll link the other two episodes in our show notes,

and without further ado, here's the first episode.

When Hanaman University Hospital was

under threat of closure in 2019. It drew national attention.

Today, health care professionals rallied over what they're calling the public health emergency that will happen when Hanuman pulls the plug.

Philadelphia is a city racked by the highest poverty rate

among the nation's 10 most populated cities.

What would it do without its single largest safety net hospital?

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