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January 2008

RELEASE UPON RECEIPT 29 January, 2008

For more information, contact:     Anne Thomure, Director Hospital/Community Relations 618-257-5649

MEMORIAL HOME CARE NAMED TO
HomeCare Elite™ 2007 List

For the second consecutive year, Memorial Home Care Service has been named as one of the top tier home health care agencies in the United States by OCS, Inc. and DecisionHealth.  The 2007 HomeCare EliteTM is a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States based on information compiled from publicly available information. 

This annual review names the top 25% agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance.
       
“We applaud the success of all the providers named to the 2007 HomeCare Elite,” said Bill Bassett, senior director of market strategy at OCS, Inc.  “Being noted as one of the top performers in the nation in this very competitive environment shows that Memorial is dedicated to quality and performance.”

  “Making the 2007 HomeCare Elite is commendable in today’s highly competitive home health care industry,” said Jonathon Sterm, group publisher of DecisionHealth’s Home Health Group.  “We congratulate Memorial Home Care on being one of the top 25% best performing home care agencies in the country.”

Memorial Home Care provides skilled professional treatment and care for those who are recovering from surgery or illness, disabled or who are chronically ill.  Registered nurses, physical therapists, medical social workers, home health aides, occupational and speech therapists provide service on a part-time intermittent basis under the direction of the patient’s physician.  Memorial Home Care Service is an Illinois licensed and Medicare-certified home care agency with services reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid and other private insurances.
         
For more information about Memorial Home Care Service, call 257-5700.

 

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