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UPMC Health Plan Donates Super Bowl Tickets to Patients at Children's Hospital

PITTSBURGH (January 30, 2006) — UPMC Health Plan is donating its tickets for Super Bowl XL in Detroit to two patients at Children's Hospital, so that they can have the opportunity to root on the Pittsburgh Steelers in person with their families.

UPMC Health Plan has given its tickets to the Children's Hospital Foundation, the fund-raising arm of the hospital, and the Foundation selected the recipients. "Whenever the Steelers play in the Super Bowl, it's a special time for families in Western Pennsylvania," said Diane P. Holder, president of UPMC Health Plan and the UPMC Insurance Services Division. "We wanted to do something to help a family with a sick child share in the joy of this event, and we wanted to create a family fun memory that will last a lifetime."

Four of UPMC Health Plan's tickets will be used by Shawn Clements, 16, of Hempfield Township, who plans to attend along with his mother, Wanda, his father, Shawn Sr., and his 15-year-old brother, Cory. Shawn has a connective tissue disorder and is being treated by Dr. Paul Rosen, clinical director of the Division of Rheumatology at Children's Hospital.

The Health Plan's remaining two tickets will go to Katie M. Miller, 12, and her mother, Tina of Saltzburg, Indiana County. Katie has Spina Bifida and is being treated by Dr. Vincent F. Deeny, an orthopaedic surgeon at Children's Hospital. UPMC Health Plan is covering all expenses for the families to travel and stay in Detroit and attend the game between the Steelers and Seattle Seahawks, which is set for Sunday, February 5, 2006, at Ford Field.

"By working with the Children's Hospital Foundation, we get to partner with an organization that, like us, is deeply involved with the health of families in Western Pennsylvania," said Ms. Holder.

About UPMC Health Plan
UPMC Health Plan, a leading health care benefits company located in Western Pennsylvania, is backed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), one of the nation's top-ranked health systems. As part of an integrated health care delivery system, UPMC Health Plan partners with UPMC to improve clinical outcomes as well as the health of the greater community. The National Committee for Quality Assurance and U.S. News & World Report listed UPMC Health Plan as the top ranked health plan in Pennsylvania, and one of the top 20 health plans in the United States. The Health Plan is the only Pennsylvania plan to receive five stars in the categories of "Prevention" and "Treatment," and is the highest-ranked managed care company in the nation for breast cancer screening, for the second consecutive year. The UPMC Insurance Services Division - which includes UPMC Health Plan, UPMC for You (Medical Assistance), Community Care Behavioral Health, and EAP Solutions - serves over 700,000 members through a network that includes UPMC providers as well as affiliated hospitals and physicians, totaling more than 80 hospitals and more than 7,000 physicians in a 28-county region.

UPMC Health Plan contact: Michael Taylor, 412-454-7534
Children's Hospital contact: Mark Lukasiak, 412-692-7919

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