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TOPIC: FMH BUSINESS HEALTH AWARDS
CONTACT: Kenneth R. Coffey, II ‐ V.P. & Chief Development Officer
PHONE: (240) 566‐3478 EMAIL: kcoffey@fmh.org
DATE: November 15, 2010
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Frederick, MD: Frederick Memorial Healthcare System (FMH) and the Frederick County Chamber of
Commerce teamed up to host the 1 st Annual FMH Business Health Awards on Thursday, November 11,
2010 at Dutch’s Daughter in Frederick.
The FMH Business Health Awards program was established by FMH’s Business & Industry Committee to
recognize area businesses that provide innovative health and wellness programs for their employees.
This Committee serves as one of five volunteer committees for the FMH Development Council and is
responsible for providing service and education to the business community along with providing
recognition to businesses that support FMH through the FMH Corporate Honor Roll program.
“We've spent the last 18 months rebuilding our committee with a focus on providing service and
education on healthcare to the local business community. The Business Health Awards program
culminates almost a year of planning. We had two objectives for the program: First, to recognize
businesses that have emerged as leaders in health promotion for their employees. Secondly, we hope
that this annual program will help other businesses take more of a role in encouraging health and
wellness in their organizations as a way to contain and even reduce their healthcare costs,” stated Gary
Sanbower, Chairman of the FMH Business & Industry Committee.
To qualify for an award, the nominees were asked to highlight programs which focused on the following
areas: health education, fitness, health assessments, and wellness benefits. The three award recipients
were selected for their vision and commitment to a healthy workforce.
Ric Adams, President & CEO of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce introduced the recipients of
the awards in the three different categories, based on the size of the company; Small (1‐100
employees), Medium (101‐500), and Large (501+). Mr. Adams stated, “On behalf of the membership of
the Chamber of Commerce, I am pleased to be a part of the festivities this evening. When FMH
approached the Chamber about collaborating on this event, we jumped on board because
health care costs are an important issue facing our business community.”
AWARD RECIEPIENTS
Small Company Business Health Award for 2010 (1 – 100 employees)
In this category, the recipient’s employees came together for a “Biggest Loser” series, where teams of
four people challenged each other to achieve weight loss goals over 16 weeks. All together, 16
participants lost 250 pounds in a recent contest!