TriWest takes 3,000 local service members out to the ballgame

Published Aug. 5, 2009
TriWest Healthcare Alliance

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Rounding third and heading for home...it's service members and their families who will be guests at the Aug. 8 Kansas City Royals game.

TriWest Healthcare Alliance is providing 3,000 tickets to military members at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. and Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. for the game which pits the Royals against American-league foe Oakland Athletics.

"For the sweat and sacrifice of our service members and their families, we hope this expression of our gratitude helps them get out, and know that they are appreciated by those they serve and protect," said TriWest President and CEO David J. McIntyre, Jr.

First pitch is at 6:10 p.m. at Kaufman Stadium, 1 Royal Way in Kansas City, Mo.

TriWest administers the military's healthcare plan, TRICARE, to 2.7 million beneficiaries in Missouri and 20 other western states.

Pre-Game Presentation

Col. Janet S. Hanson, commander of the 190th Medical Group, Kansas Air National Guard 190th Refueling Wing at Forbes Field in Topeka, will accept an autographed baseball from the Kansas City Royals on behalf of TriWest in appreciation of the company's sponsorship. Hanson also works for TriWest as a clinical liaison nurse at the Whiteman Air Force Base TRICARE Service Center.

As Medical Group commander of the Air National Guard wing, she directs and supervises medical-related activities, as well as coordinates medical policy, plans and programs for the 190th Medical Group.