Sidney Health Center Home Health earns honor

Published on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:07 PM MST

Sidney Health Center Home Health announces 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 Sidney Health Center Home Health on being one of the top home care agencies in the country.”

Pictured above are Sidney Health Center Home Health & Hospice employees along with Rehab Services employees that make home visits. Front from left, Home Health and Hospice director Ruth Reidle, RN; Rebecca Buxcel, RN; Nicole Keysor, PT; and Sheelah Prevost, RN; back, Marlys Binder, CNA; Linda Hernandez, RN; Rehab Services Manager Kirby Halvorson, PT MPT OCS SCS ATC CSCS; Jace Everett, PT; Paula Bostrom, Home Health and Hospice Office manager; Linda Bergstedt, RN; Jeanna Janeway, BSW; and Jan Kunda, CNA.

Home Health director, Ruth Reidle credits the great professional staff and team support of the department with the company’s ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. She said, “I’m so proud of each member of the staff. Our staff is very well trained in areas of cardiac, respiratory, diabetes, medication management and wounds. One of our greatest assets is how we work together as a team and are very supportive of each other. Each member of the team contributed to make this award possible for our department including the nurses, therapy department, office manager and aides who give such caring assistance.”

“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 viewed by visiting the OCS Web site at www.ocshomecare.com.

About Sidney Health

Center Home Health

Sidney Health Center Home Health provides professional services for homebound patients that are in need of skilled nursing or therapy services. Home Health services range from observations and assessments to medication management and setups to assistance with personal cares. The therapy services offered include physical, occupational and speech therapy. Social worker services are also available when needed through Home Health services. Currently, Home Health assists an average of 35 clients.

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.

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, health care 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 www.DecisionHealth.com or call 877-602-3835.

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