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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11pt;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>Jenni Goes to Washington!</b></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11pt;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Representative Greg Walden invited Jenni Word to testify at
a hearing before the House <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology</span>.<span>  </span>The
hearing was entitled “Realizing the Benefits of Rural Broadband: Challenges and
Solutions”. Six witnesses were invited to present testimony
including Jenni.<span>  </span>Jenni was the only
witness representing rural healthcare. <span> </span>She
is the Associate Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer for Wallowa Memorial
Hospital in Enterprise, Oregon. She spoke eloquently about the need for
broadband in rural areas to support health care and the immense difference
having telehealth made in the lives of rural people.<span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11pt;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">If you were not able to watch the live hearing you can find
it at <a href="https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings/realizing-the-benefits-of-rural-broadband-challenges-and-solutions/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings/realizing-the-benefits-of-rural-broadband-challenges-and-solutions/</a>.<span>  </span>Jenni’s testimony begins about 41 minutes
into the hearing.<span>  </span>Jenni’s written testimony
can be found at the same link.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11pt;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">Congratulations to Jenni for a great job and her
representation of Wallowa Memorial, and telehealth in Oregon!<span>  </span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11pt;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">Well Done!!</span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director</div>
<div>Telehealth Alliance of Oregon</div><div><a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com" target="_blank">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br>541-910-7366</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ortelehealth.org" target="_blank">www.ortelehealth.org</a></div>
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