2/22/2018
WHAT: Dedication ceremony for the Austin’s Playroom located in the new UPMC Outpatient Center in Hampton.
WHY: Austin’s Playrooms were created by the Mario Lemieux Foundation to benefit families and improve the quality of a child’s experience, whether as a visitor or patient, by establishing cheerful playrooms that are safe, calming and comfortable. The playrooms give kids a chance to be kids during an otherwise stressful time.
The UPMC Outpatient Center in Hampton’s Austin’s Playroom was established by a generous donation from the Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Association (GPADA).
WHO:
UPMC representatives:
• Dave Patton, president, UPMC St. Margaret
• Donna Ottoviani, vice president, Community Medicine
• Ann Menzel, M.D., Children’s Community Pediatrics
• Dina Perry, executive administrator, UPMC Community Medicine Inc. and Renaissance Family Practice, UPMC
• Outpatient Center patients (parents and children)
Mario Lemieux Foundation representatives:
• Nathalie Lemieux*, vice president, Mario Lemieux Foundation/chair, Austin’s Playrooms
• Nancy Angus, executive director
*Nathalie Lemieux will not be available for interviews
Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Association representatives:
• John Putzier, C.E.O.
• Members of the GPADA board of directors
WHEN: 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 23
WHERE: UPMC Outpatient Center in Hampton, 4490 Mount Royal Blvd., Allison Park, Pa., 15101.
Note to Media: To cover this event, prior arrangements must be made by contacting Stephanie Stanley at 412-855-8690 or StanleySL@upmc.edu.
