CHW Named Official Healthcare Provider of the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Hospital System Sponsors Weeklong Series Of Events

SAN FRANCISCO -- The head athletic trainers for the National League All-Star Team will headline a series of health and fitness events hosted by Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the eighth largest hospital system in the nation, as part of its role as the Official Healthcare Provider of the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Francisco.

CHW, the official healthcare provider of the San Francisco Giants, is providing medical services to All-Stars from both the National and American leagues, as well as fans attending the All-Star Game at AT&T Park in San Francisco on July 10. Additionally, CHW is Presenting Sponsor of the All-Star FanFest Stage at the DHL All-Star FanFest July 6-10 at Moscone Center West in San Francisco.

"Catholic Healthcare West is pleased to serve as the Official Healthcare Provider of the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and to continue its mission of promoting health and fitness," said Wade Rose, Vice President of External and Government Affairs. "During this weeklong All-Star celebration, CHW will be reaching out to its communities and highlighting the ongoing importance of fitness and well-being."

CHW is donating FanFest tickets to select community groups served by its four Bay Area hospitals: St. Mary's Medical Center and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco; Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City; and Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz.

CHW All-Star Game related-activities include the following:

* July 9, Noon to 3 p.m.: 'Ask the Doc/Trainer' panel discussion at the CHW FanFest Stage, Moscone Center West. Dave Groeschner and Stan Conte, head athletic trainers for the San Francisco Giants, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, respectively, will lead a panel discussion on sports medicine. Other panelists include Drs. Ken Akizuki, Gordon Brody, Michael Dillingham, Bill Montgomery, Robert Murray and Tony Saglimbeni.

* July 6, 7, 8, 10, Noon to 3 p.m.: The CHW Fitness Challenge and CHW 7th Inning Stretch, All-Star FanFest Stage, Moscone Center West. Participants will receive a CHW Make Time For Fitness Stretch Band and can win the chance to go home with a baseball signed by an All-Star legend. KNBR radio personalities Paulie Mac, Dan Dibley and Damon Bruce will host the events.

* July 10, 10 a.m.: The 2007 Mascot Friendship Tour, St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco. Ten Major League Baseball mascots will visit children and adults at the hospital in honor of the hospital's 150th-year anniversary of serving San Francisco residents.

About Catholic Healthcare West

Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is the eighth largest hospital system in the nation and the largest not-for-profit hospital provider in California. Founded in 1986, the CHW network of more than 8,500 physicians and approximately 50,000 employees serves a population spanning 22 million people at 42 hospitals across California, Arizona, and Nevada. CHW is committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable healthcare services with special attention to the poor and underserved. In 2006, CHW provided $806 million in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed patient care. For more information, please visit our website at www.chwHEALTH.org.