SANTA MONICA, Calif. — (September 16, 2008) —The Phelps Group brought home top honors from the Healthcare Marketing Report's Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards, the largest, longest running and most widely respected healthcare advertising competition.

City of Hope, a world leader in cancer research and treatment was awarded silver for its 2007 "Canswer" multi-media campaign.

The Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, a recognized world leader in orthopaedic patient care, research and teaching, was awarded gold for its Research Center brochure.

A record of over 4,400 entries were received for this year's healthcare advertising competition that included entries based on creativity, quality, message effectiveness, consumer appeal, graphic design and overall impact.

About The Phelps Group
Based in Santa Monica, The Phelps Group is one of the largest independent marketing communications agencies on the West Coast and was recently recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of L.A.'s "Best Places to Work." An integrated marketing communications firm, The Phelps Group offers public relations, advertising, interactive, media planning, direct response, promotions, strategic alliance and consulting services. Its clients, most of which are leaders in their industries, include City of Hope, DIRECTV, Dunn-Edwards Paints, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, Monrovia Growers, NuSil Technology, Panasonic, Tahiti Tourisme, Western Dental and Whole Foods Market / Whole Body.