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On the recordOctober 29, 2013
We need to be prepared and that means that VA has to make sure that rural health care providers are identifying their clinical capacity and have a contingency plan for how to handle emergencies that exceed that capacity.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken stresses the importance of preparedness for emergencies in rural healthcare settings.

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