Atlanta Braves Jerseys Off Our Backs raises more than $16,000 for the Atlanta Braves Foundation and Piedmont Hospital Transplant Services

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Atlanta Braves "Jerseys Off Our Backs" raises more than $16,000 for the Atlanta Braves Foundation and Piedmont Hospital Transplant Services

Atlanta Braves players and manager Bobby took the jerseys off their backs on Saturday, June 9, to raise more than $16,000 for the Atlanta Braves Foundation and Piedmont Hospital Transplant Services. Now in its seventh year, the popular Jerseys Off Our Backs fundraiser gives fans the chance to purchase scratch off raffle tickets and win autographed player-worn jerseys after the game. The Atlanta Braves Foundation is the non-profit arm of the Atlanta Braves that actively supports community organizations and their programs within the metro Atlanta area. Since its inception in 1992, the Atlanta Braves Foundation has provided support to thousands of metro Atlanta based organizations and has contributed more than 1 million dollars in financial assistance to the community. Through the generous support of Braves players, employees, sponsors and fans, the Atlanta Braves Foundation continuously strives to improve the quality of life for our youth. Piedmont Hospital is a 458-bed acute tertiary care facility offering all major medical, surgical and diagnostic services. Piedmont Transplant Services include kidney, pancreas, kidney/pancreas and liver transplantation, and the percent of living-donor kidney transplants exceeds national rates. Piedmont is one of the busiest transplant centers in the nation and one of only two liver transplant programs in the state, performing more than 1,500 transplants since 1986. Piedmont Hospital is a private, not-for-profit organization with 3,700 employees and a medical staff of more than 900 physicians. Piedmont Hospital is a member of Piedmont Healthcare (PHC) which also includes Piedmont Fayette Hospital, a 106-bed acute care community hospital in Fayetteville; Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, a 35-bed community hospital in Jasper; Piedmont Newnan Hospital, a 143-bed acute care community hospital in Newnan; the Piedmont Hospital Foundation; the Piedmont Physicians Group, with more than 75 primary care physicians in 21 offices throughout metro Atlanta; and the Piedmont Clinic, a 524-member physician network. For more information, visit www.piedmonthospital.org

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