For Immediate Release:
Media Contact: Sarah Darcy
June 28, 2007
(781) 340-8970
$215,000 Raised At South Shore Hospital Golf Tournament
South Weymouth, MA — After hitting the links on the two courses at The Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth recently, nearly 300 golfers raised $215,000 to benefit South Shore Hospital’s new Cardiovascular Center
Many thanks go to the golf committee and its chairman Ken Kirkland of KAF Financial Advisors. And special acknowledgement is extended to LNR Property Corporation for being a premier sponsor, to Sovereign Bank for sponsoring the awards dinner and auction, and to Ron Hobson, sports writer for the Patriot Ledger, who acted as guest auctioneer.
The new Cardiovascular Center at South Shore Hospital offers the region’s most comprehensive approach to the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and management of cardiovascular disease. A team of more than 30 cardiologists, radiologists and vascular surgeons work closely with primary care and other referring physicians to offer patients an advanced level of care. South Shore Hospital physicians, nurses, technologists and support staff are committed to providing patients with answers and solutions to cardiovascular complications
For more information about the Cardiovascular Center at South Shore Hospital, or the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, call (781) 340-8272, or log onto www.southshorehospital.org.
For information about sponsoring or volunteering at the 2008 South Shore Hospital Golf Tournament, call Evelyn Nelson, philanthropy officer, at (781) 340-8169, or contact her by email at evelyn_nelson@sshosp.org.
South Shore Hospital is a tax-exempt, charitable provider of acute, emergency, outpatient, home health, and hospice care to the people of Southeastern Massachusetts.
South Shore Hospital employs 3,500 full- and part-time employees and features Southeastern Massachusetts’ largest and most clinically diverse medical staff, with more than 800 members.