Palo Alto, CA – January, 20, 2012 – The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) has been named Official Health Provider of the 2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at HP Pavilion in San Jose, January 22 – 29. Throughout the week-long event, Dr. Richard Gayle, a PAMF orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, will serve as the medical director for this sporting event coordinating the medical staff, comprised of almost 20 PAMF sports medicine, orthopedics and other PAMF medical staff volunteering their time and medical expertise.
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held annually since 1914, is the nation’s most prestigious figure skating event. Over the course of one week, the Championships will crown 12 national champions in ladies’, men’s, pairs and ice dancing on the senior, junior and novice levels. Over 250 ice skaters from around the country will participate in the event.
Richard Gayle, M.D.
Dr. Gayle’s previous competitive sports team medical support includes the San Jose Sharks’ 1998-99 season, where he served as an assistant team physician and has had prior experience with figure skating competition medical coverage. Dr. Gayle also serves as an assistant team physician for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) during training camp and has previously served as team physician for the U.S. National Rugby team.
“The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is a very large sporting event with more than 200 athletes practicing and competing over an eight-day period,” said Dr. Gayle. “My PAMF colleagues and I are excited to assist in providing exceptional medical coverage to a premiere national sporting event such as this.”
About the Palo Alto Medical Foundation
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) for Health Care, Research and Education is a not-for-profit health care organization that is a pioneer in the multispecialty group practice of medicine. Founded in 1930, PAMF is part of the Sutter Health Network of Care, one of the nation’s leading not-for-profit networks of community-based health care providers. PAMF’s 1,000 affiliated physicians and 4,900 employees serve nearly 730,000 patients at its medical centers and clinics in Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. For more information, follow PAMF on Twitter, join us on Facebook or visit pamf.org
About U.S. Figure Skating
U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union. U.S. Figure Skating is comprised of more than 680 member clubs, collegiate clubs, and school-affiliated clubs and more than 1,000 registered Basic Skills skating schools representing approximately 180,000 members. U.S. Figure Skating is charged with the development of the sport on all levels within the United States including athletes, officials, sanctioning of events and exhibitions, and establishing the rules and guidelines by which the sport is governed.
About HP Pavilion at San Jose
HP Pavilion at San Jose hosts nearly 100 sporting events annually including more than 40 San Jose Sharks regular season home games and SAP Open men’s professional tennis.. The building hosts approximately 170 events every year — including Olympic athletes, Grammy award-winners and a variety of family and children’s favorites that account for more than 200 event days. Pollstar, the leading concert industry trade magazine, nominated HP Pavilion at San Jose as “Arena of the Year” for 2005 and 2007. In 2007, Pollstar also recognized HP Pavilion at San Jose based on non-sports attendance as fourth in North America, top 10 in the world.
During the 2012 U.S. Prudential Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, media and the public can join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #SJ2012.
Contacts:
Cynthia Greaves
Public Affairs
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
650-444-3019
greavec@pamf.org
Jim Sparaco
Public Relations
Sharks Sports & Entertainment
408-999-5792
jsparaco@sharkssports.net
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