Oct 22, 2009
DURANGO, Colo., (Oct. 22, 2009)— Mercy Home Health today announced that it has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement, and financial performance.
“The 2009 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing their patients with the best possible care while performing at the highest level,” said Nancy Buller, senior director of marketing communications at OCS HomeCare. "We congratulate Mercy Home Health on being one of the top home care agencies in the country."
Michelle Appenzeller, Director of Mercy Home Health credits a dedicated home care team and a commitment to quality care with the company’s ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. She said, “We are thrilled to be named in the top 100 home health agencies in the country. This prestigious honor is a result of hard work by our home care team and we are excited to share the news with our patients and community members in Durango and Pagosa Springs.”
The 2009 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2009 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS HomeCare, the leading provider of homecare information, and DecisionHealth, publisher of homecare’s most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line. The data used for this analysis was compiled from publicly available information. The entire list of the 2009 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS Web site at www.ocshomecare.com.
About Mercy Home Health
Mercy Home Health has provided compassionate home health services including home care, hospice, infusion services and bereavement to the Durango and Pagosa Springs communities for over twenty years. Mercy Home Health is a part of Centura Health at Home, with more than 1,300 employees serving communities across the state, caring for more people in more places than any other organization of its kind in Colorado. The Centura Health at Home network of care includes home care, telehealth services, rehabilitation therapies, home medical equipment, infusion services, both inpatient and home hospice services and seven senior living communities offering independent living, assisted living, nursing home care, memory care and adult day programs. Together with Centura Health at Home, Mercy Home Health brings a continuum of expert, innovative, compassionate care to people of all ages, in all the places they call home. For more information about Mercy Home Health, please visit www.mercyhealthathome.org
About Centura Health
Centura Health at Home and Mercy Home Health are part of Centura Health, Colorado’s largest hospital and health care system delivering advanced care to more than half a million people each year, across 12 hospitals, seven senior living communities, medical clinics, Flight for Life® and home care and hospice services. Centura Health at Home’s and Centura's strength lies in the ability to offer a team of connected networks and shared resources to deliver accessible, reliable and cost-effective health care across the state.
About OCS HomeCare
OCS HomeCare empowers home health and hospice organizations with results-driven data intelligence, plus the largest and most accurate homecare database in the industry. Homecare providers, payers, associations, government agencies, vendors, and consultants all turn to OCS to elevate decision-making, raise the bar on results, and bring home positive outcomes. For more information about OCS HomeCare, please visit www.ocshomecare.com or call 888.325.3396.
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