LewisGale Hospital Montgomery Enters Pink Glove Dance Competition

October 03, 2011

Video with Most Votes Wins $10,000 to Donate to a Breast Cancer Charity

The public can watch and vote on LewisGale’s video by going to http://pinkglove.co/101.
View photos from the video shoot!

Blacksburg, VA, October 3, 2011 – LewisGale Hospital Montgomery needs the public’s support to win a national contest aimed at raising money for breast cancer awareness and research. It’s the only hospital in Virginia taking part in the Pink Glove Dance competition.

More than 120 hospitals, nursing homes and schools from the United States and Canada have entered this year, each hoping to win money for their chosen breast cancer charity. LewisGale Hospital Montgomery has designated Susan G. Komen for the Cure as its charity.

As part of the competition, LewisGale Hospital Montgomery had to produce a dance video with all the participants wearing pink gloves. The hospital enlisted the helped of Virginia Tech students. The Marching Virginians and the Spirit Program helped to create the vision for the video and choreographed the dance moves. A portion of the video was also filmed on the field at Lane Stadium.

“Making our video was truly a community effort,” said Amy Woods, Director of Surgical Services. “We had more than 300 participants including the students, community members, our employees, and breast cancer survivors.”

The participants danced to, “Raise Your Glass” by Pink.

“Our video is both moving and inspiring,” said Loressa Cole, Chief Nursing Officer. “We hope that it will touch lives and win the most votes.”

The public has until October 21 to vote for their favorite video through Facebook. The hospital or organization with the most Facebook votes for its video wins $10,000 for its chosen charity.

“This video is our way of giving back to the community we serve by raising awareness about breast cancer and ultimately supporting an organization that’s focused on saving lives,” said Scott Hill, CEO, LewisGale Hospital Montgomery.

The public can watch and vote on LewisGale’s video by going to http://pinkglove.co/101.

About LewisGale Hospital at Montgomery
LewisGale Hospital at Montgomery is part of LewisGale Regional Health System which includes 4 hospitals, 2 regional cancer centers, 6 outpatient centers and affiliations with nearly 700 physicians, including 135 employed providers and 550 independent physicians. With more than 3,300 employees, its annual payroll is $219.5 million. The system also paid $28.4 million in taxes and provided more than $73.5 million in uncompensated care to those most in need in 2009 alone. LewisGale is also part of HCA Virginia, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare provider in the Commonwealth with more than 13,000 employees. For more information see www.lewisgale.com.