{"id":21598,"date":"2023-12-14T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=21598"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:04:31","slug":"sen-ossoff-delivering-resources-to-strengthen-pediatric-health-care","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-delivering-resources-to-strengthen-pediatric-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Delivering\u00a0Resources to Strengthen\u00a0Pediatric\u00a0Health\u00a0Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff led&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/22.05.13_FY23-LHHS-GA-Delegation-CHGME-Letter.pdf\"><em>bipartisan, bicameral push<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;to fully fund the Children\u2019s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff delivering new funding to Egleston Children\u2019s Hospital &amp; Scottish Rite<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>CHGME program provides funds for teaching hospitals to train&nbsp;pediatric&nbsp;physicians<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atlanta, Ga. \u2014&nbsp;<\/strong>U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering&nbsp;new resources to train more&nbsp;pediatric&nbsp;health&nbsp;care&nbsp;workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff is delivering Federal funding through the Children\u2019s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program to help Egleston Children\u2019s Hospital at Emory University and Scottish Rite Children\u2019s Medical Center&nbsp;train and retain&nbsp;pediatric&nbsp;physicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding will allow the hospitals to pay for resident and faculty salaries and resident training programs.&nbsp;Egleston Children\u2019s Hospital at Emory University will receive $609,453, and Scottish Rite Children\u2019s Medical Center will receive $109,511 through the Federal CHGME program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you have a child experiencing a medical emergency, you need to be able to count on the&nbsp;health&nbsp;system having specialists available to save your child\u2019s life,\u201d<strong>&nbsp;Sen. Ossoff said.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cI brought Republicans and Democrats together to help train more&nbsp;pediatricians, emergency doctors, and specialists in Georgia to keep our kids safe and&nbsp;healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff previously led a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/22.05.13_FY23-LHHS-GA-Delegation-CHGME-Letter.pdf\">bipartisan, bicameral push<\/a>&nbsp;alongside Congressman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) to ensure the CHGME program received full funding in Fiscal Year 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to HRSA approximately&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bhw.hrsa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/bureau-health-workforce\/data-research\/childrens-hospital-graduate-medical-education-annual-report-2021-2022.pdf\">60%<\/a>&nbsp;of physicians trained through the CHGME program chose to remain and practice in the state where they completed their residency training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff continues to advocate for Georgia\u2019s children and their access to critical medical&nbsp;care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, Sen. Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/video\/news\/local\/sen-jon-ossoff-funds-georgia-shortage-pediatric-workers\/85-8bfe1670-5c99-45d9-b95c-26d1f7b59bf0\">delivered<\/a>&nbsp;funding to children\u2019s hospitals in the Atlanta area to address Georgia\u2019s&nbsp;pediatric&nbsp;workers shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-demands-answers-on-shortage-of-childrens-pain-and-fever-reducing-medicine\/\">launched<\/a>&nbsp;an inquiry earlier this year with GlaxoSmithKline (Haleon), Johnson &amp; Johnson, and Perrigo on the shortage of over-the-counter children and infant\u2019s medicine in Georgia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock helped secured a major $300 million investment into the Augusta University and Grady&nbsp;HealthSystems to improve&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrdw.com\/2022\/08\/11\/augusta-university-receive-grant-maternity-pediatric-health\/\">maternal and&nbsp;pediatric&nbsp;health&nbsp;care<\/a>&nbsp;access for families across the state.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ossoff led&nbsp;bipartisan, bicameral push&nbsp;to fully fund the Children\u2019s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program Sen. Ossoff delivering new funding to Egleston Children\u2019s Hospital &amp; Scottish Rite CHGME program provides funds for teaching hospitals to train&nbsp;pediatric&nbsp;physicians Atlanta, Ga. \u2014&nbsp;U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering&nbsp;new resources to train more&nbsp;pediatric&nbsp;health&nbsp;care&nbsp;workers. Sen. 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