INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Today at 7:00 a.m. at the St.Vincent Children’s Hospital main lobby, Sister Mary John Tintea, chaplain, St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital, was recognized on live television by “Good Morning America” as the “Greatest Football Fan in America.” Sister Mary John was surprised by a crowd of approximately 100 St.Vincent associates, patients and families for the contest celebration.
Sister Mary John won two passes, round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations to this weekend’s Super Bowl XL in Detroit. She will also receive VIP treatment during the weekend festivities, as well as dinner with Colts quarterback, Peyton Manning, and behind-the-scene tours of the Super Bowl Show and “Good Morning America.”
St.Vincent Health associates produced and submitted a two-minute video to “Good Morning America” of Sister Mary John riding around in her Colts-decorated scooter visiting cardiovascular unit patients, and catching a video-animated touchdown thrown by a St.Vincent associate.
“Sister Mary John is an avid Colts fan, but is even more respected throughout St.Vincent for the compassionate counseling and support she provides to families in desperate situations,” says Vincent C. Caponi, CEO, St.Vincent Health. “She can regularly be seen around the hospital wearing her No. 18 Peyton Manning jersey the Friday before every Colts game.”
Immediately after the celebration, St.Vincent associates and ABC News sent Sister Mary John and her guest, Sister Catherine Kelly, vice president of Mission Services, St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo, in a limousine for their journey to Super Bowl XL.
St.Vincent Hospitals and Health Services
Launched by four Daughters of Charity who arrived in Indianapolis in 1881 with $34.77 in their pockets, the mission of St.Vincent is to treat the poor and sick by following our Core Values of Service to the Poor, Reverence, Integrity, Wisdom, Creativity and Dedication. Our healthcare ministry has grown to include St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital, St.Vincent Children’s Hospital, St.Vincent Women’s Hospital, the St.Vincent Pediatric Rehabilitation Center and the St.Vincent Stress Center.
St.Vincent is known for programs in cardiology and neurosciences and holds the Certification for Disease Specific Care in Joint Replacement and Primary Stroke Center from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The ageless mission of St.Vincent remains unchanged: to minister to the minds, bodies and spirits of those in need.
