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Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:21:21 -0500

FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:

Contact:

Lou Anne Campbell, Race
Producer

Campbell
Offshore Racing,
LLC

941-685-4999

[email-masked]

http://www.alcopelandrace.com/

EAST
JEFFERSON
GENERAL
HOSPITAL SPONSORS
POWERBOAT RACES

Hospital to
provide medical services during races

Kenner, La., July 10, 2008 – East
Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, La. has signed on as an in-kind sponsor of
the Al Copeland Memorial Powerboat Races August 1 – 3 in Laketown Park, Kenner,
La.

The hospital will provide medical personnel and
equipment to ensure the safety of the racers on the course and to staff a first
aid tent for the spectators in Race
Village located in
Laketown
Park.

"The Offshore Super Series is sanctioning this
race and they have strict medical safety guidelines for each race," said Lou
Anne Campbell, the race producer.  "A certain number of EMTs are required
to be out on the course during testing and racing, in addition to an ambulance
on site and a medical doctor on standby.  The stellar reputation of
East
Jefferson General
Hospital made my choice of an
emergency services provider an easy one."

"We are proud to play a role in the Al Copeland
Memorial Powerboat Races by providing medical care to the racers and to the
community," said Michael Guillot, East
Jefferson General
Hospital's director of Emergency
Medical Services.  "It will be a great event, and our
EMS team and medical professionals will be ready in the
event we are needed.  As a community hospital, we believe it is our job to
be there for our community, and this wonderful event allows us to do just
that."

Opening its doors on the East Bank in 1971,
East
Jefferson
Hospital has 450 beds, a medical
staff numbering nearly 700 and 3,000 team members.  Along with
cardiovascular, rehabilitative, oncology, and woman and child services, the
hospital offers outpatient cancer treatment, same day surgery, outpatient
radiology services and a Wellness
Center.

Race
Village opens to spectators August 1,
2 and 3 at 10 a.m.  Admission is
$10 for a one-day pass, $15 for a two-day pass and $20 for a three-day
pass.  Children under 12 accompanied by a paying adult get in free.
VIP tickets for either August 2 or 3 are now on sale and can be purchased by
calling 251-269-1477 or by emailing [email-masked].

For more details about the race and a course map
visit http://www.alcopelandrace.com/.