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Follow on Google News | NY & NJ Minority Supplier Development Council Holds Multicultural Healthcare Symposium September 5"Healthcare: A Now Frontier for Multicultural Businesses" is Second Annual Healthcare Symposium hosted by the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council. Healthcare is the second-largest industry in the United States.
By: NY & NJ Minority Supplier Development Healthcare is the second-largest industry in the United States. In 2003, annual healthcare expenditures were estimated at $1.5 trillion, according to the National Health Statistics Group and the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Today, healthcare organizations are spending a significant portion of their revenue acquiring the supplies and services needed to support their operations. "Healthcare: The keynote speakers examining the opportunities for minority business owners in the healthcare industry are Dr. Jaime R. Torres, DPM, MS, New York Regional Director, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Jorge Silva-Puras, Esq., Region II Administrator, United States Small Business Administration. The panelists include: Rodney Brown, director of supply chain - community extension at Barnabas Health; Kevin J. Price, supplier diversity & performance manager at Novant Health; J. Kent Walker, global director of advanced sourcing & innovation medical devices & diagnostics at Johnson & Johnson and Angela T. Wilkes, director of supplier diversity & sustainability at Owens & Minor. The Moderator is Jonah Cooper, Jr., president of Worldwide Virtual Academy, Inc. “Healthcare is not only a necessity of life, it is an industry with business growth opportunities for minority entrepreneurs,” For more information on registering for the symposium on “Healthcare: About The Council The Council, an award-winning affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, certifies Asian-American, African American, Hispanic-American and Native-American- End
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