WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2015--
HanesBrands, a leading global basic apparel company, announced today
that it has awarded Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and its medical
professionals with the company’s first Hanes for Good Champion Award for
outstanding commitment to community service.
Hanes has partnered with the medical center since 2012 to conduct eight
volunteer surgical missions to the Dominican Republic where Hanes has
more than 8,000 employees. The medical center’s otolaryngology medical
teams have performed more than 500 life-altering ear, nose and throat
surgeries and have treated more than 4,000 patients.
Hanes, a leader in corporate social responsibility in the apparel
industry, honored Wake Forest Baptist, its medial teams and two Hanes
employee volunteers at the company’s annual leadership meeting being
held in Winston-Salem and attended by more than 600 Hanes professionals.
The Hanes employees gave a standing ovation while Hanes Chief Executive
Officer Richard A. Noll presented the company’s Hanes for Good Champion
Award to Wake Forest Baptist Chief Executive Officer Dr. John D.
McConnell.
“It is impossible to measure the magnitude of the life-altering
contributions the Wake Forest Baptist teams have provided thousands of
people in the Dominican Republic,” Noll said. “This is medical treatment
that these people, including 150 children of Hanes employees, would be
unable to afford without these medical missions. It is an honor and a
privilege to award Wake Forest Baptist our first Hanes for Good Champion
Award.”
Along with the award, Hanes is providing Wake Forest Baptist $25,000,
which will be used to purchase additional medical equipment to be used
for future medical missions, including surgeries for cleft palette and
other ear, nose and throat treatments.
The Wake Forest Baptist surgical missions, conducted by more than 55
medical professionals, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered
nurses and medical students, and supported by hundreds of Hanes
volunteers, are organized by the company’s Green for Good community
improvement program that combines employee volunteerism with funding
from sustainable environmental practices, such as recycling and energy
management.
The Dominican Republic surgical missions use the only public hospital in
the town of Bonao, which has had its surgical suits and maternity wards
refurbished and updated through Green for Good projects.
Surgical mission volunteers from Wake Forest Baptist and Hanes receiving
awards were:
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Dr. J. Dale Browne, M.D., professor and chair of the otolaryngology at
Wake Forest Baptist
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Dr. Adele Evans, M.D., associate professor, otolaryngology
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Dr. Jordan Wallin, M.D., associate professor, otolaryngology
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Dr. Brett Nicks, M.D., associate dean, office of global health, and
associate professor, emergency medicine
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Frank Vasquez, Hanes director of corporate social responsibility,
Winston-Salem
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Sonia Almonte, Hanes human resources coordinator, Dominican Republic.
Hanes has conducted more than 75 Green for Good projects around the
world, incorporating more than 195,000 volunteer hours.
“We believe in being a responsible corporate citizen and helping the
communities where we operate meet their fundamental needs,” said Chris
Fox, Hanes vice president of corporate social responsibility. “This
unique partnership with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has been
absolutely terrific and has allowed us to take our community commitment
beyond what we could ever do alone. The medical teams that Wake Forest
Baptist sends down in conjunction with the logistical support that Hanes
provides on the ground genuinely make a difference in the quality of
life for hundreds of people.”
HanesBrands
HanesBrands, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a socially responsible
leading marketer of everyday basic apparel sold in the Americas, Europe
and Asia under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes,
Champion, Playtex, DIM, Bali, JMS/Just My
Size, Wonderbra, Nur Die/Nur Der, Lovable and Gear For
Sports. The company sells T-shirts, bras, panties, shapewear, men’s
underwear, children’s underwear, socks, hosiery, and activewear produced
in the company’s low-cost global supply chain. An S&P 500 company, Hanes
has approximately 59,500 employees in more than 35 countries and takes
pride in its strong reputation for ethical business practices. From 2011
through 2015, Hanes has been a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award winner and was a Partner of the
Year award winner in 2010 and 2011. The company has been ranked on
Newsweek magazine’s list of Top 500 greenest U.S. companies. More
information about the company and its corporate social responsibility
initiatives, including environmental, social compliance and community
improvement achievements, may be found on the Hanes corporate website at www.Hanes.com/corporate.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (www.wakehealth.edu)
is a fully integrated academic medical center located in Winston-Salem,
N.C. The institution comprises the medical education and research
components of Wake Forest School of Medicine; the integrated clinical
structure and consumer brand Wake Forest Baptist Health, which includes
North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Brenner Children’s Hospital; the
commercialization of research discoveries through the Piedmont Triad
Research Park, as well as a network of affiliated community-based
hospitals, physician practices, outpatient services and other medical
facilities. Wake Forest School of Medicine is ranked among the nation’s
best medical schools and is a leading national research center in fields
such as regenerative medicine, cancer, neuroscience, aging, addiction
and public health sciences. Wake Forest Baptist’s clinical programs are
consistently ranked as among the best in the country by U.S. News &
World Report.
Source: HanesBrands
HanesBrands
Matt Hall, 336-519-3386