HOSPITALS IN DEVON HEALTH NETWORK RANK TOP IN COUNTRY
King of Prussia, PA – May 10, 2006 – Devon Health Services,
Inc., a National Healthcare Cost Management Company and the Northeast’s most
extensive Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), is pleased to acknowledge the
three hospitals in the Devon Health network that have been recognized by
Solucient’s 13th Annual Top 100 Hospitals study.
Solucient’s 2005 list of top hospitals included the Geisinger Medical Center
in Danville, PA, Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA, and Lancaster General
Hospital in Lancaster, PA.
There is a list of performance measures that Solucient uses to determine
qualifying hospitals. They include a risk-adjusted mortality index,
risk-adjusted patient safety index, risk-adjusted complications index,
severity-adjusted average length of stay, case mix and wages, expense per
adjusted discharge, profitability, cash-to-total debt ratio, tangible assets
per adjusted discharge, and growth in patient outcome.
“We work hard to provide quality care for our members,†says William Bruce,
director of hospital relations for Devon Health. “We are pleased that these
hospitals have been recognized for practicing excellent medicine, and
congratulate them for their outstanding service.â€
“We take pride in having these remarkable hospitals in our network,†says
Charles Falcone, president of Devon Health. “They are committed to providing
quality service and I look forward to their continuing success.â€
Background on Devon Health Services, Inc.
Devon Health Services, Inc., is a National Healthcare Cost Management Company
founded by John A. Bennett, M.D., an emergency room physician, in 1991. Since
its inception, Devon Health has been committed to providing affordable
healthcare solutions designed to lower costs. Devon Health offers a suite of
products to complete healthcare benefit packages, including a National
Preferred Provider (PPO) Network, Claims Settlement, Pharmacy Benefit
Management, medical quality decision support tools, and Custom, Secondary,
Workers’ Compensation, and Motor Vehicle Networks. Devon Health is
headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.