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In this Update: Upcoming Telephone Town Hall No Patient Left Alone Act: Defending Dignity, Compassion and Human Connection Senate Concludes First Week of Budget Hearings Support for Veterans Struggling with Substance Use Tips to Protect Your Family in a Power Outage Staying Safe in Winter’s Cold Temps Recognizing National FFA Week Telephone Town Hall on […] [Read More]
No Patient Left Alone Act: Defending Dignity, Compassion and Human Connection
Imagine fighting for your life in a hospital room, scared and in pain – yet completely alone. [Read More]
Mastriano Introduces No Patient Left Alone Act
To allow patients to have the support of loved ones, Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) introduced the No Patient Left Alone Act. [Read More]
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In this Update: Upcoming Telephone Town Hall Three Local Farms to be Preserved Protecting Our Food, Our Families, and Our Freedom Allowing Ivermectin to be Available Over the Counter in Pennsylvania Introducing the Educational Freedom for Families Act Budget Hearings Begin Next Week to Examine Shapiro’s Unrealistic Spending Plan Senate Votes to Strengthen Penalties for […] [Read More]
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Join me in celebrating National FFA Week, taking place from February 15 to February 22! This is a wonderful opportunity to honor the future leaders of agriculture and to recognize the vital role that FFA plays in empowering students and communities. #farmers
I began my morning by attending the Franklin County Commissioners meeting in Chambersburg, where important decisions impacting our community were being discussed.
As the Vice Chair of the Education Committee, I toured New Oxford High School today alongside Congressman John Joyce. Principal Drew Little guided us through the school`s Career Tech Center. It was fantastic to interact with the students and observe the diverse learning and career opportunities available at NOHS.
No Patient Left Alone Act: Defending Dignity, Compassion, and Human Connection
From the Desk of Senator Doug Mastriano, PhD, Colonel, US Army (ret.)
Imagine fighting for your life in a hospital room, scared and in pain—yet completely alone. Imagine an elderly parent, confused and vulnerable, reaching for a hand that isn’t there. Imagine a dying loved one, their final moments spent in solitude, denied the comfort of family. This happens every single day in Pennsylvania.
During the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, thousands of patients across our state have suffered through illness, treatments, and even death in complete isolation, stripped of the most basic human comfort—the presence of a loved one. We cannot allow this to continue.
That is why I am introducing the No Patient Left Alone Act—a compassionate, common-sense bill to ensure that no Pennsylvanian faces medical treatment or end-of-life care without the support of family, friends, or an advocate.
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🚨 The Devastating Toll of Isolation on Patients
The medical community widely acknowledges that emotional support is just as critical as medical treatment. Yet, countless patients have been denied this basic right due to outdated policies, bureaucratic indifference, and hospital regulations that fail to recognize the human cost of isolation.
📉 Patients who are isolated are more likely to experience severe anxiety, depression, and emotional distress.
🛏 Studies show that elderly patients left alone in hospitals experience faster physical and cognitive decline.
💔 Hospice and end-of-life patients who die without loved ones present leave behind grieving families with unresolved trauma.
⚠ Individuals with disabilities often struggle to communicate their needs when they are denied their caregivers or advocates.
Hospitals are places of healing, yet for far too many, they have become places of loneliness, despair, and unnecessary suffering.
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🛡 What the No Patient Left Alone Act Will Do
✔ Guarantee the Right to a Support Person – Patients will have the legal right to designate a family member, friend, or advocate to be with them at all times
Feb 15 - The Greater Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce hosted the 29th annual Business Expo at Waynesboro Area Senior High School. Local residents had the opportunity to learn about a variety of businesses, non-profits, lawmakers, and other organizations in the community.
Throughout Operation Desert Storm in 1991, my regiment experienced a series of extraordinary miracles that deeply affirmed our faith in God`s presence and intervention.
