Hospitals are signing up people to vote this November. They say it's good for their health, not about playing politics.
Lankenau Medical Center’s manager of patient relations flags down a nurse in scrubs who is hustling past his red-, white- and blue-decked voter information table in the Wynnewood hospital’s busy cafeteria.
Lars Peterson explains how she can add voter registration to her checklist of patient health screening questions:
”Do you drink? Do you smoke? Do you feel safe at home?” he says, ticking off the questions she should routinely ask. “And are you registered to vote?”
Philadelphia-area hospitals are rallying patients and staff to register to vote ahead of a high-stakes presidential election in which Pennsylvania has become a critical battleground.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/hospital-voter-registration-program-health-20240923.html