96-09-12 Media Tour of Galbreath Equine Center

                         NEWS ADVISORY:
    MEDIA OFFERED PREVIEW TOUR OF NEW GALBREATH EQUINE CENTER

     The Daniel M. Galbreath Equine Trauma, Intensive Care and
Research Center at The Ohio State University College of 
Veterinary Medicine will be dedicated Saturday, Sept. 21.
About 300 supporters of the center are expected to attend the
9 a.m. ceremony, which will feature remarks by President E. 
Gordon Gee, college and veterinary society officials, and a 
representative of the Galbreath family.  Reporters are welcome, 
but... 

     Because the dedication event is not ideal for media coverage 
(timing, crowded, key people not available for interviews), 
reporters and photographers are invited to a special preview tour
of the building at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20.  You will have an
opportunity to walk through the entire facility and take photos 
and video.  On hand to answer questions and do one-on-one 
interviews will be Glen Hoffsis, dean of the College of 
Veterinary Medicine; Stephen Reed, head of the college's equine 
section; and other members of the faculty.  Please meet at the 
entrance to the covered connector between the new building and 
the Veterinary Hospital on Tharp Road, accessible from either 
Coffey Road or  Herrick Drive -- just follow the signs to the 
Veterinary Hospital.

     The $7 million, 40,000-square-foot Galbreath Equine Center 
will offer sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for 
horses, comparable to that used in human hospitals.  The new 
center includes two state-of-the-art surgery rooms, 14 intensive 
care stalls, 19 additional patient stalls, radiology facilities, 
treatment areas, office space, and more.  Space has been planned 
for the addition of a high-speed treadmill in the near future.

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Contact: Larry Rummell, director of development for the College 
of Veterinary Medicine, 292-1171, or Ruth Gerstner, University 
Communications, 292-8424.


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Thu, 12 Sep 1996 16:24:18 -0400]
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