Highest-Quality Care on the Course: Temple Health Provides First Aid and 911 Support at the Truist Championship

May 22, 2025

Dr. Scott Goldstein, Chief of EMS and Disaster Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; Medical Director of the Temple Transport Team; and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University; and Steven Azar.

Temple Health team members at the Truist Championship, including Yann Helouvry (far left) and Dr. Alexander McGinley, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (third from left), as well as Kristen Kovacs, Deputy Chief of the Whitemarsh Community Ambulance Association (fourth from left).

When the world’s top golfers are competing for a title, having the best medical team on hand is a must. That’s why Temple Health physicians and employees were proud to be invited to partner with the Whitemarsh Community Ambulance Association to provide First Aid station staffing and 911 support for this year’s Truist Championship, which took place at the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course from May 5-11.

72 physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and physical therapists from Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital, TUH-Main Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and TUH-Jeanes Campus, as well as residents from Chestnut Hill Family Medicine and Temple Health Northwest Community Family Medicine-Manayunk, volunteered to provide treatment.

Temple Health team members at the Truist Championship

“This was a big event for Philadelphia, and our volunteers rose to the occasion and delivered the high-quality care that Temple is known for,” says Abhi Rastogi, MBA, MIS, President & CEO of Temple University Hospital and Executive Vice President of Temple Health.

“Because Chestnut Hill Hospital is so close to the Wissahickon Course, we took the lead on getting everything organized,” explains Emergency Medicine physician Samuel Eldrich, MD. “But we were also lucky enough to be able to recruit team members from our other Temple Health hospitals. People stepped up from all over to help: from TUH-Main, Jeanes, Fox Chase. It was awesome.”

According to Dr. Eldrich, the team treated about 100 attendees, mostly for headaches and lacerations. “It was a great opportunity to provide care, and also to do community outreach,” he says.

Temple Health team members at the Truist Championship, including Temple Health-Chestnut Hill President & CEO Richard Newell (far left).

“In addition to being a thrilling sporting event, this was an exciting opportunity for our area to showcase the charm of the Chestnut Hill, Whitemarsh, and Flourtown communities to the tens of thousands of fans in attendance,” agrees Richard Newell, MPT, DPT, President & CEO of Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital.

“Getting to connect with attendees in a beautiful setting while working alongside our Temple Health family members was the best part of the week,” says Dr. Eldrich.