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Harbor Hospital News
American Cancer Society Awards Harbor Hospital Prostate Cancer Grant
06/29/2007
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA
CONTACT:
Andrea S. Kerns
o: 410-350-2119
c: 410-790-1616
andrea.kerns@medstar.net
BALTIMORE—June 27, 2007—Harbor Hospital recently was awarded a grant from the American Cancer Society to promote awareness of prostate cancer. The funding will be used to educate and screen African American men living in communities served by Harbor Hospital.
According to the Society’s 2006 Facts and Figures, the incidence of prostate cancer in African American men in Baltimore City is the highest among Maryland counties. Using this grant funding, Harbor Hospital will create a targeted campaign to raise community awareness and educate local medical providers on prostate cancer early detection and prevention.
“We are so pleased to be partnering with the American Cancer Society on this important initiative,” said Jean F. Bunker, assistant vice president of marketing and community relations for Harbor Hospital. “We always are looking for ways that we can take action in the fight against cancer, especially when we are helping those who are in the communities we serve.”
This grant is part of the American Cancer Society Targeted Community Investment Grant Program that financially supports state, regional and local projects consistent with the Society’s fight against cancer.
“Local organizations know the situations in their communities and often recognize the best way to address the issue,” said Patricia P. Hoge, RN, PhD, chief mission officer for the American Cancer Society. “The Society is here to complement that work.”
For more information on upcoming screenings, please call 410-350-2563.
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For more than a century, Harbor Hospital has grown alongside the communities it serves in Baltimore City, and Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Howard counties. The hospital was first established in 1903 as a small community clinic servicing the waterfront community in Baltimore. It is the only hospital in Maryland, Delaware and D.C. to earn the prestigious Medicare Excellence Award for 2006 and continues to offer the personal touch of a community hospital with the excellence of a high technology medical center.
With more than 500 physicians representing 30 medical and surgical specialties, and more than 1,000 employees, the hospital offers a full range of health care services for patients from infancy through the senior years. Harbor Hospital’s specialty areas include orthopaedics, women’s services, cancer care, diabetes care, fetal assessment, cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation, and treatment of chronic lung conditions. The hospital’s continuum of care also includes wellness programs, outpatient services and inpatient treatment.
Harbor Hospital is a member of MedStar Health, a not-for-profit, community-based health care organization comprised of seven major hospitals and 25 integrated businesses in the Baltimore/Washington area. MedStar Health is the third largest employer in the region with 23,000 employees and 4,600 affiliated physicians.
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