Hanover Hospital Welcomes U.S. Senator Rick Santorum
March 31, 2004
You are invited to participate in a Press Conference featuring United States Senator Rick Santorum, who will be meeting with hospital officials in conjunction with emergency preparedness, and the new community-based Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit, which is being organized and administered by Hanover Hospital.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Tuesday, April 6, 2004
1:00 - 1:15 P.M.
Hanover Hospital
Please Report to Main Visitor's Lobby.
(Use Allegheny Avenue, off Charles Street, to enter hospital parking lot.)
Hanover was chosen as one of only 5 areas in Pennsylvania to receive MRC funding, a total of $150,000 to be paid in $50,000 increments over a three-year period. An additional one-time $4,000 grant was awarded to Hanover Hospital by the York [County] Foundation. The local MRC unit will comprise volunteers from all walks of life who will assist in the event of a local emergency health situation, such as an influenza epidemic, a chemical spill, or an act of terrorism. MRC volunteers will also work together year-round to improve the overall health and well-being of their neighborhoods and communities. (See attached press release Hanover Hospital Awarded Grant for Community Medical Reserve Corps Unit.)
Senator Santorum has served in the U.S. Senate since January of 1995. He has been elected to a second term as Republican Conference Chairman, the party's third-ranking leadership position in the Senate. A frequent party spokesman, he is the youngest member of the leadership and the first Pennsylvanian of such a prominent position in nearly 30 years. [He has had a key role in the development of the MRC initiative, in response to the USA Freedom Corps created by President George W. Bush, to foster a culture of service, citizenship and responsibility among Americans.
Attachment: Press Release - MRC