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St. Mary's Innovis Health
01/01/2010
St. Mary’s Home Health Ranked Among the Top 25 Percent of Home Health Providers in the Country Detroit Lakes, MN, January 2010 — St. Mary’s Home Health, owned and operated by St. Mary’s Innovis Health 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, Home Care. "We congratulate St. Mary’s Home Health on being one of the top home care agencies in the country." St. Mary’s Innovis Health’s CEO, Tom Thompson, credits Home Health Manager, Linda Hespe and her team with the ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. He said, "I want to personally congratulate our Home Health team on receiving this honor. Our mission is to provide exceptional health care for life and our Home Health department is one shining example of how we carry out our Mission.” “Decision Health 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 director of Decision Health’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, Inc., the leading provider of homecare information, and DecisionHealth, publisher of homecare’s most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line. The entire list of the 2009 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS web site at www.ocshomecare.com/.