First Choice Health Services, Inc. Named to 2009 HomeCare Elite as a Top Home Health Care Provider

    GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL, October 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- First Choice Health Services, Inc. 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 First Choice Health Services, Inc. on being one of the top home care agencies in the country."

First Choice Health Services, Inc., Salvy Madrid-Marino, RN, CEO/Administrator, credits her team of talented professionals and their dedication to the high standards of quality care with the company's ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. She said, "When it comes to home health care, I believe in raising the bar to serve our clients with the best quality care for their needs. I'm lucky enough to have a team of professionals that are not only experts in their field, but also have the same devotion to excellence in the care of our clients."

"DecisionHealth would like to congratulate the top HomeCare Elite agencies that achieved excellent clinical and financial outcomes by providing quality care to their patients," adds Marci Heydt, executive editor of DecisionHealth's Home Health Line.

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 at http://www.ocshomecare.com.

About First Choice Health Services, Inc.
First Choice Health Services, Inc. is a top-notch organization that is committed to delivering the highest quality of home health care in the Chicagoland area. Our goal of Care is to initiate, manage and evaluate resources needed to promote the clients optimal level of well being and function. Our focus stresses the holistic management of personal health practices for the treatment of diseases or disability and provide comprehensive skilled services to help people remain in their own home versus seeking other care alternatives. First Choice Health Services, Inc. provides care that not only enriches our clients lives and overall well-being, but the lives of their loved ones, giving clients the highest possible level of independent living. For more information about First Choice Health Services, Inc., please visit http://firstchoicehealthserv.net or call 630.516.1240.

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 http://www.ocshomecare.com or call 888.325.3396.

About DecisionHealth
For more than 30 years, DecisionHealth has served as the industry's leading source for news, analysis and instructional guidance with cutting edge information sources such as Part B News, Home Health Line, Medicare Compliance Alert, Inside the Joint Commission and Specialty Coders Pink Sheets. Our unique blend of award-winning, on-staff journalists and unmatched access to health care executives, providers, healthcare organization managers and their revenue-cycle staffs enables us to provide solutions, tools and guidance that's relied on by nearly 100,000 home health care and specialty physician practice professionals. For more information, please visit http://www.DecisionHealth.com or call 877.602.3835.

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