HCA (NYSE: HCA) announced today it has become the first healthcare
provider in the country recognized as a national participant in the
American Cancer Society's Relay For Life National Corporate Team Program.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life National Corporate Team
Program encourages companies to form teams across the nation to support
the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. A company qualifies for
the program when, in one calendar year, it has more than 50 teams in two
or more states, has raised more than $100,000, and provides company
support for the project.
"We are pleased to be part of such a worthy cause," said Jack O.
Bovender, Jr., Chairman and CEO of HCA. "Through this relationship with
the American Cancer Society and its other Relay National Team Program
participants, we are committed to actively participate in the fight
against cancer. I hope employees at all our facilities that have a team
get involved in Relay For Life events."
Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's signature activity and
plays a key role in meeting the Society's mission to eliminate cancer as
a major health problem. Since Relay began in 1985, teams across the
country have joined together to walk or run laps throughout an entire
nightto honor those lost to the disease, celebrate those who have
survived, and heighten awareness of cancer prevention and early
detection. In 2005, 16 corporations raised nearly $6 million through the
Relay For Life National Corporate Team Program.
"The Society is grateful for HCA's participation in the Relay For Life
National Corporate Team Program," said Sally West Brooks, chairman of
the American Cancer Society National Board of Directors. "When these
companies and their employees support the American Cancer Society
through Relay, they empower us to make a real difference in the lives of
every American facing cancer - and to make significant strides toward a
future in which the disease no longer threatens the people we love."
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