ADVISORY/Who's Got a Beard That's Long and White, and to Orthopaedic Hospital Rides a Motor Bike?

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Dec. 12)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

              CHP Santa and His Motorcade Arrive Curbside
               Delivering Toys to Hospitalized Children

WHAT:    After trading his reindeer and sleigh for a shiny motorcycle,
         Old Saint Nick and California Highway Patrol officers bring
         the spirit of giving to Orthopaedic Hospital. As an annual
         tradition, CHiPs For Kids will pass out donated toys to
         needy children at the Hospital, helping to brighten the
         holiday season for young patients.

         For over 90 years, Orthopaedic Hospital has been helping
         children afflicted with crippling disorders receive the
         finest care in the world and lead healthy, active lives
         without regard to their families' ability to pay. With the
         largest pediatric orthopaedic program in the United States,
         Orthopaedic Hospital continues to take extraordinary steps
         into the future, brightening the lives of crippled children
         everywhere.

WHEN:    Thursday, December 12, 2002
         10:00 am - 12:00 pm (motorcycle Santa and CHP officers arrive
             at Flower Street entrance at 10:00 am)

WHERE:   Orthopaedic Hospital
         2400 S. Flower Street
         Los Angeles, CA 90007

WHO:     California Highway Patrol officers, Orthopaedic Hospital
         patients and Santa Claus.

VISUALS: Santa riding a CHP motorcycle, motorcade of toys and
         grateful pediatric patients and families.

         Note to Editors: Photographs and interviews with Santa Claus,
         CHP officers and Orthopaedic Hospital staff and young
         patients are available upon request.