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The Honorable Will Wynn, Austin Mayor, announces October 2, 2007, as 2nd HAAM Benefit Day with support of (l to r): Donna Butler, director of marketing, The Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa, Bastrop; Ashton Cumberbatch, VP industry & governmental relations, Seton Family of Hospitals; Dick Moeller, CEO, St. David’s Community Health Foundation; Edward Safady, Austin-area chairman, Prosperity Bank, and secretary of HAAM Board of Directors; country singer-songwriter Jessie Lee Miller, HAAM member-musician; and Lorin Jameson, Sony Online Entertainment
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Health Alliance for Austin Musicians

www.HealthAllianceForAustinMusicians.org
www.myspace.com/haam, www.myhaam.org

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“We perform 200 nights a year and cannot afford to have a sick day. We are grateful to HAAM for helping us get access to health, dental and mental health services when we need them.” -- Members of rockabilly trio Two Timin’ Three

The mission of Health Alliance for Austin Musicians is to provide access to affordable healthcare to Austin’s low-income, uninsured working musicians, with a focus on prevention and wellness.

Health Alliance services:

Primary Medical Care services through Seton Family of Hospitals
Basic Dental Care through St. David’s Community Health Foundation Leadership
Mental Health counseling and addiction-recovery services through The SIMS Foundation

HAAM has served more than 980 member-musicians.
Fundraising continued with the 2nd HAAM BENEFIT DAY on Oct. 2, 2007, raising $180,000 including challenge grants (2006 total: $107,000)
In two and a half years, HAAM has become a trusted part of the Austin safety net.

In 2006, Health Alliance for Austin Musician:

Served 667 members.
Earned a 94 percent approval rating from members for quality of care and services.
Served more than 70 percent of members in health centers for wellness and prevention.

Services delivered in 2006:

951 clinic visits to 446 patients at Seton Community Health Centers
557 dental visits to 357 patients through St. David’s Community Health Foundation Leadership’s Dental Program
More than 1,000 sessions of counseling, psychiatric and addiction-recovery services through The SIMS Foundation

Membership in Health Alliance for Austin Musicians is diverse.

72 percent of members live below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level (about $1,200/month).
66 percent of members are 35 years old or younger.
Members work in all music genres including rock, jazz, classical, country, Tejano and blues.

About the Health Alliance:

Seton Family of Hospitals and St. David’s Community Health Foundation Leadership are the leading providers of healthcare services in Central Texas. Both networks are actively involved in reaching out to meet the healthcare needs of the uninsured in Central Texas and collaborating to strengthen the safety net for healthcare. Seton is a member of Ascension Health, the largest not-for-profit health network in the United States. St. David’s is a partner in St. David’s HealthCare. St. David’s is a not-for-profit community asset belonging to all of the citizens of Central Texas, whose Dental Program removes barriers to oral health care by taking free care directly to those who are in need. For more information, visit: www.seton.net and www.sdchf.org/dental.htm.

The SIMS Foundation was founded in 1995 to provide low-cost counseling and other mental health services tailored specifically to the needs of musicians and their families. Today SIMS continues to support the local music community by providing information and referral services; individual, family and couples counseling; limited psychiatric services; therapy for children and adolescents; and addiction-recovery services. SIMS welcomes musicians from all musical genres, races and ethnicities who meet the eligibility requirements. Even those who don’t meet the requirements can find support through SIMS via information on other beneficial community resources such as financial, medical and housing. For more information, visit www.simsfoundation.org.

The work of the Health Alliance is ongoing. To continue to serve the healthcare needs of low-income, uninsured working musicians, community donations are essential. Donations can be made at www.MyHaam.org or by check to The Austin Community Foundation/Health Alliance for Austin Musicians Fund and mailed to Health Alliance for Austin Musicians P.O. Box 301496 Austin, TX 78703.

Membership application and information available at www.HealthAllianceForAustinMusicians.org and www.myhaam.org.

Health Alliance for Austin Musicians Board of Directors

Lidia Agraz, community leader
Karen Bartoletti, shareholder, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
Ray Benson, Asleep at the Wheel, and chairman, The SIMS Foundation
Carol Clark, general counsel, St. David’s Community Health Foundation
Marsha Cook, executive director, St. David’s Community Health Foundation Leadership
Betty Dunkerley, mayor pro tem, member, Place 4, Austin City Council
Jesus Garza, executive vice president & COO, Seton Family of Hospitals
John T. Kunz, president, Waterloo Records & Video
Diana Resnik, senior vice president, Community Care, Seton Family of Hospitals
Edward Safady, chairman, Central Texas area, Prosperity Bank
Robin Shivers, The Shivers Group, and president, RRS Management
Richard Topfer, Topfer Family Foundation, and managing director, Castletop Capital

Contacts:
Jill McGuckin, McGuckin Entertainment PR, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com
Carolyn Schwarz, director of services, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, 512.324.8976; cschwarz@healthallianceforaustinmusicians.org
Pam Crowther, Seton Family of Hospitals, 512.324-3170, pcrowther@seton.org
Kim Usey, St. David’s Community Health Foundation, 512.879.6612; kim@sdchf.org
Sandy Bruce, The SIMS Foundation, 512.472.1008; sbruce@simsfoundation.org

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