The Hawks and Grady Hospital Unveil Exclusive Baby Club “Welcome” Kits for All Born at New Women’s Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Grady Hospital, Women’s Center 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303. Featured speakers will include: Dr. Jackie Herd – Chief Nursing Officer, Grady Health System, Steve Koonin – CEO, Atlanta Hawks and Philips Ariana, Taurean Prince – Forward, Atlanta Hawks, and Ryan Cameron – V103 On-Air Host and Atlanta Hawks P.A. Announcer.
Grady Health System and the Atlanta Hawks will introduce a new phase in their long standing partnership with the announcement of the Hawks Baby Club. The exclusive program will present each baby born at Grady Hospital with a special “Welcome to the Club” package. The initiative also serves to highlight the recent expansion and renovation of the hospital’s Women’s Center. Dr. Herd and Koonin will offer remarks at the press conference hosted by Cameron. The Hawks Baby Club Welcome Kits will be unveiled and Hawks rookie forward Taurean Prince along with several families with children who were recently born at Grady will also be in attendance.
Media planning to attend should RSVP to Jelani.Downing@Hawks.com. Parking instructions given upon confirmation.
About the Atlanta Hawks
With a bold identity and strong new ownership, the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and Philips Arena remain committed to making Atlantans proud on the court and off. The 2014-15 Southeast Division Champions, the Hawks have made the postseason in nine consecutive seasons and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history in 2015. Off the court, the organization has built a culture of inclusion, diversity and innovation, all with a touch of Southern Hospitality. It continues into the community where the organization builds bridges through basketball, whether by constructing and refurbishing courts in Atlanta neighborhoods, providing scholarships to our basketball camps, or surprising and delighting our fans with unique Atlanta Hawks experiences. Atlanta Hawks Membership, which includes your seat for every home game for the 2016-17 regular season, is on sale now at www.hawks.com/membership or by calling 866-715-1500! For more information on the Hawks, log on to www.hawks.com today or follow us on twitter @ATLHawks.
About Grady Health System
Grady Health System is one of the largest safety net health systems in the United States. Grady consists of the 953-bed Grady Memorial Hospital, six neighborhood health centers, Crestview Health and Rehabilitation Center, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, which is operated as a Children’s affiliate. With its nationally acclaimed emergency medical services, Grady the premier level I trauma center in the Metro Atlanta region and serves as the 911 ambulance provider to the city of Atlanta. Grady’s American Burn Association/American College of Surgeons verified Burn Center is one of only two in the state. And the Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Centre is a Joint Commission designated Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Other key services include Grady’s Regional Perinatal Center with the Neonatal Intensive Car Unity, Georgia’s first Cancer Center for Excellence, The Avon Comprehensive Breast Center, The Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and the Ponce de Leon Center – one of the top three HIV/AIDS outpatient clinics in the country.
