University of Pennslyvania
Health Systems
Office of Public Affairs
399 South 34th Street, Suite 2002, Penn Tower, Philadelphia,
PA 19104-5653
Contact:
Holly Auer
Office: (215) 349-5659
Cell: (215) 200-2313
holly.auer@uphs.upenn.edu
(PHILADELPHIA) -- More than 98,000 people nationwide are awaiting an organ transplant – nearly 4,000 of them in the Philadelphia area. Some patients wait for years to be matched with a new organ, tethered to dialysis machines or confined to hospital beds. But a shortage of donors means thousands of them die each year while waiting.
WHAT: |
PapaCarl’s Jam for Life, to benefit the Penn Transplant House and the Gift of Life Donor Program. |
WHO: |
Host Carl Anderson, a musician who received a liver and kidney transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 The Lisa Bouchelle Band, fresh from touring with Blues Traveler The Ernie White Band Tom Reock, the John Busnell Band, the Paul Plumeri Blues Band, Joe Zook and many other musical acts |
WHERE: |
Joseph’s Grille 1033 Bellevue Ave., Langhorne, PA 19047 |
WHEN: |
Sunday, November 18, 2007 |
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PENN Medicine is a $2.9 billion enterprise dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and high-quality patient care. PENN Medicine consists of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Penn's School of Medicine is ranked #2 in the nation for receipt of NIH research funds; and ranked #3 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's most recent ranking of top research-oriented medical schools. Supporting 1,400 fulltime faculty and 700 students, the School of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its superior education and training of the next generation of physician-scientists and leaders of academic medicine.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System includes three hospitals, all of which have received numerous national patient-care honors [Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation's first hospital; and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center]; a faculty practice plan; a primary-care provider network; two multispecialty satellite facilities; and home care and hospice.
Release available online at http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/nov07/papacarl-transplant.html