Coalition to Protect Healthcare

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Join our efforts to protect patient care. <a href="/web/20140907151302/http://www.protecthealthcare.org/pages/why-protect-healthcare">Learn more</a></figcaption> </figure> </li> </ul> <div class="cycle-nav cycle-prev hidden"></div> <div class="cycle-nav cycle-next hidden"></div> </section> <section class="section-one content-block"> <div class="slider-decoration"></div> <div class="content-wrap"> <form class="validate" name="signup" action="//web.archive.org/web/20140907151302/http://action.protecthealthcare.org/page/s/sign-the-petition-HP" method="post" novalidate> <div class="legend"> <h1> Sign Our Petition</h1> <p> Tell Congress that it's time to advocate for hospitals.</p> </div> <fieldset> <input name="firstname" type="text" placeholder="First Name"/> <input name="lastname" type="text" placeholder="Last Name"/> <input type="email" class="text h5-email" name="email" placeholder="Email Address" required/> <input class="h5-zip" name="zip" type="text" placeholder="Zip Code" required/> <button class="btn-red" name="submit-btn" type="submit">Submit</button> </fieldset> <input name="bp_load_counter" type="hidden" value="1"/> </form> <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907151302/https://twitter.com/Protectcare" data-widget-id="334417335005888512" width="400" height="350">Tweets by @Protectcare</a> </div> </section> <section class="section-two content-block"> <div class="content-wrap"> <h1>Hospitals are woven into the fabric of our communities.</h1> </div> </section> <section class="section-three content-block"> <div class="content-wrap"> <header> <h2> They...</h2> </header> <ul class="stat-list circle-list"> <li> Deliver <strong>10,152</strong> Babies</li> <li> Perform <strong>73,255</strong> surgeries</li> <li> Treat <strong>363,992</strong> ER Visitors</li> </ul> <footer> <h2> every day.</h2> </footer> <p> <cite>Source: AHA Annual Survey Data, 2012</cite></p> </div> </section> <section class="section-four content-block"> <div class="content-wrap"> <header> <h1> And they're huge economic engines. Hospitals...</h1> </header> <ul class="stat-list block-list"> <li> <span class="stat-left">Employ</span> <strong>5.5 million</strong> <span class="stat-right">people</span></li> <li> <span class="stat-left">Support</span> <strong>1 of every 9</strong> <span class="stat-right">Jobs in America</span></li> <li class="last"> <span class="stat-left">Generate </span><strong>$700 billion</strong><span class="stat-right">In economic activity</span></li> </ul> <p> <cite>Source: The Economic Contribution of Hospitals, AHA, 2013 </cite></p> </div> </section> <section class="section-five content-block"> <div class="content-wrap"> <div class="list-wrap"> <header> <p> But billions of dollars in budget cuts threaten hospitals’ ability to meet patient needs. If we don’t act now:</p> </header> <ul> <li> Emergency room wait times will increase.</li> <li> NICUs, trauma centers, and burn units will be harmed.</li> <li class="last"> Patients will lose access to cutting-edge medical technology.</li> </ul> </div> <p>  </p> </div> </section> <section class="section-six content-block"> <div class="content-wrap"> <p> And who will these cuts hurt? <strong>YOU.</strong> <small>(and that’s just not right)</small></p> </div> </section> <section class="section-seven content-block"> <div class="content-wrap"> <header> <p> The Coalition advocates for America's 5,000+ hospitals and their millions of patients.</p> </header> <div class="access"> <span>Our goal</span> <strong>Protect Access</strong> <small>to the</small> <img alt="Best Quality Health Care" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907151302im_/http://action.protecthealthcare.org/page/-/images/home/healthcare-banner.png"/> <strong>for all</strong></div> <p>  </p> </div> </section> </div> <section class="footer-signup content-block"> <div class="content-wrap"> <form class="validate" name="signup" action="//web.archive.org/web/20140907151302/http://action.protecthealthcare.org/page/s/sign-our-pledge" method="post" novalidate> <div class="legend"> <h1>If you believe in keeping our hospitals strong, join us:</h1> </div> <fieldset> <input class="firstname" name="firstname" type="text" placeholder="First Name"/> <input class="lastname" name="lastname" type="text" placeholder="Last Name"/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <input class="h5-email" name="email" type="text" placeholder="Email Address" required/> <input class="h5-zip" name="zip" type="text" placeholder="Zip Code" required/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <button name="submit-btn" type="submit"> Join the Coalition </button> </fieldset> <input name="bp_load_counter" type="hidden" value="1"/> </form> </div> </section> <footer id="primary-footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="content-wrap"> <nav> <div class="social-nav nav-section"> <h2>Connect with Us</h2> <ul> <li class="facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907151302/https://www.facebook.com/protectcare" target="_blank"> <span class="ss-icon ss-social">facebook</span> facebook </a> </li> <li class="twitter"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907151302/https://twitter.com/Protectcare" target="_blank"> <span class="ss-icon ss-social">twitter</span> twitter </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="nav-section"> <h2>Contact Us</h2> <p> P.O. 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