SHR Newsroom
Spectrum Healthcare Participates in the 2010 Susan G. Komen Race
ST. LOUIS, MO - June 14, 2010 - SHR participated as a corporate sponsor at the St. Louis 2010 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on June 14. SHR corporate team members, family and friends have participated in the event for several years. We are humbled to take part in the enormous efforts to battle breast cancer; especially touched since we have two survivors working here at the corporate office.
Last year, the Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure® raised $3.25 million in net proceeds with almost 67,000 participants. 75% of the net proceeds stayed in metro St. Louis to fund education, screening and treatment programs for the medically underserved, while the remaining 25% supports breast cancer research.
Do you know how the Susan G. Komen organization was started?
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became the Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. An international organization with a network of volunteers working through local affiliates and Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® events to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality of care for all and energizing science to find the cures. To read more visit the Susan G. Komen website.
About Spectrum Healthcare Resources
Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Certified Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the military staffing division of TeamHealth, a nationwide organization that serves 540 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 5,500 affiliated health care professionals. To learn more, call 800.325.3982 ext. 4116.
About the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of healthcare accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in healthcare organizations. An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. For more information, visit www.jcaho.org.
