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Golf Tournament Raises Over $80,000 For Children With Orthopaedic Conditions

LOS ANGELES – May 25, 2010 – The 21^st annual Paul and Berniece Harbers Runyan Memorial Golf Classic raised more than $80,000to benefit the children and families served by Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital. The golf tournament was held on Monday, May 24, 2010 at the Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes, California and honored Ryder Cup 2010 team captain, Corey Pavin.

“The Paul Runyan Recognition Award has great meaning to me,” said Corey Pavin. “I feel blessed to help make a positive impact on the children and their families in need of orthopaedic care. I honestly believe that with the help of great doctors and philanthropic support, we can continue a nearly century long mission of providing expert orthopaedic care, research and education.”

For almost 100 years, the mission of Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital has been to provide outstanding clinical care for patients with musculoskeletal disorders, to promote care worldwide through advances in medical education and scientific research, and to care for children regardless of their ability to pay. Funds from the Golf Classic go to ensuring that Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital can continue to provide over 55,000 outpatient visits per year – serving as a vital safety net for the community.

Generous supporters include: the Jeff Harbers family, the Rose Hills Foundation, Michael Lombardi, Christopher C. Martin, Cooperative of American Physicians, CSL Behring, JJ&R, Baron Capital, Inc., Lexus Santa Monica, Apis Capital Advisors, Taconic Charitable Foundation, Bernards, Cadence Capital Management, Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, Dr. James and Mary Luck, Frontier Capital Management Co., Keenan Healthcare, Northern Trust, PIMCO, The Strum Group - Dennis Strum, First Class Vending and the OH Café.

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About Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital:

Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital is a recognized world leader in orthopaedic patient care, education and research. The hospital provides improved quality of life for children and adults with debilitating disorders. For nearly a century, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital has been helping children afflicted with these conditions to lead healthy, active lives, regardless of their family's ability to pay. The hospital is supported by the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation and is expanding its treatment and research facilities both in downtown Los Angeles and across the Westside. In alliance with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the new Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital is under construction and the Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center opened its doors in 2007. It is the largest and most sophisticated musculoskeletal research facility in the world. www.orthohospital.org.

Media Contact:

Adrienne M. Lao
Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital
213 742-1511
alao@laoh.ucla.edu

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