WHAT: One lucky SSM St. Joseph Health Center leader will get a pie in the face to benefit the fight to end cancer. During the past three weeks, employees have been dropping $1 bills in a hat for the leader they’d like to see get creamed in front of hospital employees, staff and physicians, at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 13. Proceeds will benefit American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Central St. Charles.
Nine leaders, including hospital President Gaspare Calvaruso; Dr. James Hinrichs, chief medical officer; and Dr. James Beattie, medical oncologist, SSM Cancer Care; have put themselves in the running for the cause. Currently, Dr. John Root, radiology chief of staff, is winning the contest with more than $200 in votes alone, but it’s anyone’s game!
SSM St. Joseph Health Center employees have until 5 p.m. today to cast their votes. The pie tosser will be determined from a drawing of names of those who contributed to the winning leader.
Several employees will participate in the Relay for Life of Central St. Charles from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. July 15 and 16 at Lutheran High School of St. Charles County in St. Peters.
WHEN/WHERE: 2 p.m. sharp, Wednesday, July 13
SSM St. Joseph Health Center – St. Peters Room
300 First Capitol Drive,
St. Charles, MO, 63301
(Please come to the main hospital lobby.)
WHY: To benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Central St. Charles.
WHO: Interview opportunities: Leader who gets a pie in the face; Gaspare Calvaruso, president, SSM St. Joseph Health Center, and service line executive of SSM Cancer Care. Please contact Rachel Peine at 636-734-1836, 636-947-5621, or rachel_c_peine@ssmhc.com if you plan to attend the pie throwing event.
VISUALS: Hospital leader getting a pie thrown in face, crowd of employees, physicians watching and cheering.
About SSM St. Joseph Health Center
Founded in 1885 and located in historic downtown St. Charles, Mo., SSM St. Joseph Health Center is a 364-bed acute care hospital that maintains a state-designated Level II Trauma Center, a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and Primary Stroke Center and is a recipient of the Premier QUEST High Performing Hospital award. It is a member of SSM Health Care – St. Louis, a Missouri Quality Award winner. The facility offers a broad range of services and programs including SSM Cancer Care, the SSM Heart Institute, the Vascular Institute and SSM Center for Sleep Disorders. Along with SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, SSM St. Joseph Health Center is the largest health care provider serving St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. For more information about SSM St. Joseph Health Center, visit www.ssmstjoseph.com.
For media inquiries, contact:
Rachel Peine
Communications Specialist
636-947-5621 (office)
rachel_peine@ssmhc.com