ASA Members Host Site Visit for Rep. Pete Olson

On the morning of August 1, Representative Peter “Pete” Olson (R-TX-22), member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, enjoyed a site visit to Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital with ASA member Dr. Bracken Kolle, a physician anesthesiologist at the facility. On Facebook, Rep. Olson reported that he was given a “great tour with some fantastic employees at Houston Methodist in Sugar Land working hard to save lives every day!”

Bill Schwer, JD, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Vicki Fox, RN, Director of Preoperative Services, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Bracken S. Kolle, M.D., Physician Anesthesiologist, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital and Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX-22) (left to right).

Throughout the visit, Rep. Olson, Bill Schwer and Dr. Kolle discussed the important role of physician anesthesiologists as well as the need to preserve physician anesthesiologist involvement in VA hospitals, an issue of close connection with Rep. Olson, who is a Veteran.

The group also included Chairman of the Board of Trustees William “Bill” Schwer, JD, Director of Preoperative Services Vicki Fox, RN, and Physician Relation Liaison Marcia Barham. The group visited the patient care area in full OR attire and met with physicians, nurses, hospital staff and hospital leadership.

Marcia Barham, Physician Relation Liaison, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX-22) and Bill Schwer, JD, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (left to right).

Bracken S. Kolle, M.D., Physician Anesthesiologist, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, with Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX-22) (left to right).

Site visits present great opportunities for members to form relationships with legislators, governors or elected officials and to discuss important ASA advocacy issues. If you are interested in hosting a site visit of your own, please contact [email protected].