AHN and DICK’S Sporting Goods Partner to Vaccinate 5,100 Western PA Residents on Friday

Appointment-only vaccination clinic at DICK’S corporate office outside of Pittsburgh will be region’s largest to date 

PITTSBURGH – Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) today announced that the two organizations are partnering to host the largest, single-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic to date in the greater western Pennsylvania region on Friday, March 5. 

More than 5,000 area residents who fall into the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Phase 1A vaccination eligibility will receive their first doses of the vaccine from AHN caregivers at the DICK’S corporate office in Coraopolis.

The clinic is open only to those who have pre-registered for the vaccine, and all appointments have been filled. No walk-ins will be accepted.

“Throughout the course of this pandemic, we have witnessed time and again the importance of communities coming together to meet the enormous challenges it has posed to everyone’s health and wellbeing,” said Cynthia Hundorfean, AHN President and CEO. “We have been extremely fortunate at AHN and Highmark Health to have so many generous, civic-minded partners, like DICK’S Sporting Goods, step up in so many different ways to aid our pandemic response and to provide hope for the people who are relying on us.” 

Friday’s clinic at the DICK’S facility will be the seventh mass vaccination event hosted by AHN over the past month. In early February, the network partnered with the Pittsburgh Pirates to hold its first large vaccination clinic at PNC Park, where 2,500 high-risk seniors received the vaccine. Since then, approximately 18,000 vaccine doses have been administered at four subsequent ballpark clinics and one at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, PA. To date, AHN has dispensed more than 125,000 vaccine doses in total.

Last April, DICK’S Sporting Goods generously donated supplies to support AHN’s COVID-19 pandemic response. On Friday, approximately 200 DICK’S Sporting Goods employees will join hundreds of AHN caregivers and volunteers to help manage the vaccine clinic.

“Doing our part to help communities is core to DICK’S Sporting Goods’ culture. A few weeks ago, we reached out to our partners in healthcare, professional sports and government to see how we could help get vaccines to our Pittsburgh community,” said Lauren Hobart, President and CEO, DICK’S Sporting Goods. “Allegheny Health Network responded immediately, and our teams quickly came together to plan this clinic. We are very proud to host more than 5,000 of our community members here on our corporate campus and to help ensure people are getting access to the vaccine.”

Recipients at Friday’s clinic will return to the DICK’S facility on Friday, March 26 to receive a second dose of the vaccine.

AHN has placed a priority on ensuring equitable distribution of the vaccine doses it receives based on western Pennsylvania’s population demographics. At every mass vaccination event organized by the network, and through its daily hospital-based clinics, efforts are made to schedule appropriate numbers of people who live in communities that rank high on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index and who have been hit hardest by the pandemic, including marginalized populations.

With the continuing limited supply of the COVID-19 vaccine, AHN is currently holding appointment-only vaccination clinics. As vaccine supply is available for scheduling, high-risk eligible individuals who have an AHN MyChart account will be alerted, and the Network will activate its online scheduling portal (ahn.org/coronavirus/vaccine) as well as its phone-based scheduling system.

WHAT:
Appointment-only COVID-19 vaccination clinic for 5,100 Phase 1A eligible individuals who have pre-registered to receive the vaccine. The clinic is not open to those without appointments.

WHERE:
DICK’S Sporting Goods’ Corporate Office 
345 Court Street
Coraopolis, PA, 15108

WHEN:
Friday, March 5, 2021
8 AM – 6 PM  

WHO:
Imran Qadeer, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Allegheny General Hospital
David Holmberg, President and CEO, Highmark Health
Cynthia Hundorfean, President and CEO, AHN
Lauren Hobart, President and CEO, DICK’S Sporting Goods
Julie Lodge-Jarrett, Chief People Officer, DICK’S Sporting Goods
5,100 eligible patients who will receive a first dose of the vaccine
More than 400 employee volunteers from Highmark Health and DICK’S Sporting Goods 

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About DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. 

Founded in 1948, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. is a leading omni-channel sporting goods retailer offering an extensive assortment of authentic, high-quality sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories. As of January 30, 2021, the Company operated 728 DICK'S Sporting Goods locations across the United States, serving and inspiring athletes and outdoor enthusiasts to achieve their personal best through a blend of dedicated teammates, in-store services and unique specialty shop-in-shops dedicated to Team Sports, Athletic Apparel, Golf, Lodge/Outdoor, Fitness and Footwear. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, DICK'S also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores, as well as GameChanger, a youth sports mobile app for scheduling, communications and live scorekeeping. DICK'S offers its products through a dynamic eCommerce platform that is integrated with its store network and provides customers with the convenience and expertise of a 24-hour storefront. For more information, visit the Investor Relations page at dicks.com.