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August 23, 2018
Senator Judy Schwank
210 George Street
Reading, PA 19605
Dear Senator Schwank,
I am writing to you express my concerns regarding the impact of Pennsylvania State licensing delays.
As the director of Hospitalist Services, I supervise the care for the majority of adults hospitalized at
Reading Hospital. Each day we see between 300-400 patients and are exquisitely sensitive to staffing
fluctuations. Providing the highest quality care in an efficient manner while maintaining a work
environment that does not foster burnout requires adequate staffing. Unfortunately, as of today we have
4 physicians (listed below) who have been hired but cannot participate in clinical care. We also have
additional hires, expected in next two months, that will be impacted by the delay based on information
they received. Existing physicians are experiencing increased daily patient volumes and being asked to
work additional hours to fill this void which is not a sustainable model and I would like to ask for any
assistance you can provide to help expedite the approval process.
Dr. Muhammad Sohail Khan
Dr. Richa Dhawan
Dr. Niranjan Tachamo
Dr. Carlos Moquete
Sincerely,
John Derderian, DO, FHM
Director of Hospitalist Services
Section Chief of Inpatient Internal Medicine
Reading Hospital
Tower Health System
PO Box 16052, Reading, PA 19612-6052
Phone: 484-628-8000
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