Thousands Dance From Coast to Coast to Compete for North America’s Most Popular Pink Glove Dance Video; Raise Money in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness

The campaigning is done, nearly a half million votes have been cast and the grand prize winner of Medline Industries, Inc.’s fourth annual national Pink Glove Dance video competition is – Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) in Pomona, Calif. The Pink Glove Dance is the only breast cancer awareness campaign that unites thousands of clinicians, breast cancer survivors and communities, to celebrate hope for a cure and honor everyone affected by breast cancer through the joy of dance.

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, Calif., is the grand prize winner of the 2014 Medline Pink Glove Dance video competition. The Pink Glove Dance is the only breast cancer awareness campaign that unites thousands of clinicians, breast cancer survivors and communities, to celebrate hope for a cure and honor everyone affected by breast cancer through the joy of dance.

“We are honored to be named this year’s Medline Pink Glove Dance video competition winner,” said Richard E. Yochum, president and CEO of Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. “Participating in the competition highlighted our commitment to giving back to the community, helped us celebrate hope for a cure and generated tremendous community pride. The competition was a great way for us to involve all of our associates and the entire community in breast cancer awareness.”

The Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center’s video received an overwhelming 81,445 online votes, securing the grand prize winner title and a $15,000 donation from Medline to the hospital’s breast cancer charity of choice, the Susan G. Komen Los Angeles Chapter. PVHMC also raised more than $2,000 for Susan G. Komen as a requirement to participate in the video competition.

Sponsored by Medline — the creator of the YouTube® sensation Pink Glove Dance and manufacturer of the pink exam gloves — the national competition included video submissions from hospitals, nursing homes, schools and other organizations spanning 30 states and Canada.

“Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center’s video truly captures the spirit of the Pink Glove Dance competition as they uncover the thoughts and feelings that anyone ever touched by breast cancer might experience - Hope; Wisdom; Faith; Sisterhood; Love; Courage; Strength; and Compassion. These simple words are the powerful gifts that anyone battling the disease will hold tightly throughout their journey,” said Sue MacInnes, Medline’s chief market solutions officer. “We also want to thank all of the contestants that participated in this year’s competition and the thousands of people in communities throughout the country who danced in support of breast cancer awareness.”

In addition to the grand prize winner, this year’s competition also awarded the top three vote getters in each of three categories: Healthcare System (i.e., a network of healthcare institutions); Standalone Healthcare Provider (an independent or single healthcare facility, i.e., not part of a healthcare system or network); and Non-Healthcare Organization (e.g., a school, non-profit or for-profit business, club, or other non-healthcare organization).

PVHMC also won first place in the Health System category along with Bellin Health System, Green Bay, Wisc., (second place) and Baptist Health Paducah, Paducah, KY, (third place). Winners in the Standalone Healthcare Provider category included: Greater Baltimore Medical Center (first place), Heath Concepts, LTD, Providence, RI., (second place), and Byron Health Center & Breast Diagnostic Center, Fort Wayne, Ind. (third place). Winners in the Non-Health Care Organization category included: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark., (first place), The Bear Creek Association, Bethesda, MD., (second place), and University of Maine at Augusta (third place).

First place winners received a $10,000 donation from Medline to the breast cancer charity of their choice, second place received a $5,000 donation and third place a $2,500 donation.

Medline is proud to support the mission of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) to help save lives through early detection and to provide mammograms and support services for those in need.

About Medline’s Pink Glove Dance Campaign

Medline’s corporate mission is to improve the lives of patients and people and its breast cancer awareness campaign, including the Pink Glove Dance, is natural extension of that mission. The original Pink Glove Dance video premiered in November 2009 and featured 200 Portland, Ore. hospital workers wearing pink gloves and dancing in support of breast cancer awareness and prevention. Today, the video has nearly 14 million views on YouTube®. With so many organizations wanting to participate in their own video, Medline created the Pink Glove Dance video competition in 2011. In all, nearly 200,000 passionate people have danced in Medline Pink Glove Dance videos worldwide.

About Medline

As the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of quality medical supplies and services, Medline offers healthcare products and services that drive value through tailored solutions across the continuum of care. Named one of the country’s "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For,” the company is headquartered in Mundelein, Ill. and has more than 1,200 dedicated sales representatives to support its broad product line and cost management services. For more information on Medline, go to www.medline.com or http://www.medline.com/social-media to connect with Medline on a variety of social media channels.

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