UPMC Health Plan Named Signature Sponsor of St. Barnabas Founder's Day
106th celebration to be held May 4
Gibsonia, Pa. - Jan. 27, 2006 - St. Barnabas Charities will host its annual Founder's Day Celebration on Thursday, May 4, 2006. UPMC Health Plan has been named the signature sponsor of the fundraising event and will play a key role in the success of the campaign.
The evening's activities will begin at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh with a reception and silent auction at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and a program at 7 p.m. Tickets for the fund-raising dinner are $250 each, available by calling (724) 443-0700, Ext. 258. Proceeds benefit St. Barnabas Charities, which provides more than $6.29 million annually to patients who otherwise could not afford their care at St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas.
At the conclusion of the dinner program, William V. Day, president St. Barnabas Health System, will present Gingrich with the Hance Award, named for St. Barnabas founder Gouverneur Provoost Hance. The award is given each year to a nationally renowned figure who has made a significant impact on Americans and who exemplifies the benevolent traits of Gouverneur Hance. In receiving the award, Gingrich will join the ranks of past honorees, including individuals such as former president Gerald Ford, former first lady Barbara Bush, actor Charlton Heston and TV personality Willard Scott. Upon receiving the Hance Award, Gingrich will deliver an inspiring speech to the 400 attendees expected at the event.
About UPMC Health Plan, UPMC Health Plan is a health care benefits company headquartered in Pittsburgh that serves more than 440,000 members with its commercial, Medical Assistance, and Medicare Advantage products. Health Plan members are served by some 6,700 physicians and 80 hospitals in 29 counties of western Pennsylvania. The Health Plan is a subsidiary of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), which is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Health Sciences, a worldwide center of excellence for medical research and treatment.
About St. Barnabas, St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind in Pennsylvania and offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational setting. Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and residents, plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the
St. Barnabas Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas and The Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing Home, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas; the Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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