From Betty: AMERICAN HOSPITALS- Healing a Broken System ( @ Laemmle in Santa Monica 7:30pm Screening followed by Q&A with special guests)

 American Hospitals

Screening followed by Q&A with special guests

Today hospital care is too often about money and power than serving the health needs of patients and the community. American Hospitals examines the pernicious incentives driving health care’s astronomical pricing, its monopolistic practices and the pervasive inequities in access and treatment. The film identifies innovative solutions that deserve national attention to restore hospitals to their historic focus on community health at affordable cost.

 

Genre Documentary

Runtime 60

Language English

Director Vincent Mondillo

Producers Vincent Mondillo, Richard Master, Henry Nevison, Wendell Potter 

 

Dear Betty, 

I hope this email finds you well! We reached out a few months ago about the new documentary called American Hospitals, which we are excited to share is releasing across California (and nationwide) next week.

We are working with organizations in California including Healthy California Now who is heading up our screenings campaign, in partnership with Health Access CA, Healthcare for All California, California Alliance of Retired Americans, California Nurse Midwives Association, Physicians for a National Health Program, and TransitionUs. We'd love to share the film and our upcoming screenings with Los Angeles County Client Coalition volunteers and chapters. Would you be up for sharing our attached screenings flier to your network? We have screenings next week in Santa Monica, Glendale and Santa Clarita, with screenings up and down the state to follow.

Here is a quick synopsis of the film: Today hospital care is too often about money and power than serving the health needs of patients and the community. “American Hospitals” examines the pernicious incentives driving health care’s astronomical pricing, its monopolistic practices and the pervasive inequities in access and treatment. The film identifies innovative solutions that deserve national attention to restore hospitals to their historic focus on community health at affordable cost. You can read more in our press deck here and watch the film's trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqUs1GUgHB4

Our goal is ultimately to raise awareness about the role hospitals have played in rising health care costs - and about potential solutions.

If you would like to preview the film in full before sending around, we completely understand! Let me know and I'd be happy to send you a preview link.

Thank you!

Sincerely, 

Lisa