Medical professionals and community members will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at Wilcox Memorial Hospital for a public discussion and Q-and-A session on patient access to medical care.

Panel members include Walt Barnes of Concerned Citizens for Kaua'i's Healthcare Future; Wilcox Memorial Hospital head Kathy Clark; Kaua'i County Medical Society president Dr. Christopher Jordan; and Jim Walsh, vice president of provider services for the Hawai'i Medical Services Association.

Hawai'i Medical Association president Linda Rasmussen will moderate.

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