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		<title>Rehabologic Inc. Signs Agreement With Initiatives Healthcare</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spokane, WA – August _ 2010 – RehabLogic Inc., the developer of the RehabLogic Neurorehabilitation Treatment and Documentation System (RNTDS), and Initiatives Healthcare LLC (IHL), a hospital management company, announced today an agreement whereby RehabLogic will beta-test the RNTDS System at the IHL Community Healthcare facility in Florence, Arizona.  In addition, RehabLogic and Initiatives [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Spokane, WA – August _ 2010</strong> – RehabLogic Inc., the developer of the RehabLogic Neurorehabilitation Treatment and Documentation System (RNTDS), and Initiatives Healthcare LLC (IHL), a hospital management company, announced today an agreement whereby RehabLogic will beta-test the RNTDS System at the IHL Community Healthcare facility in Florence, Arizona.  In addition, RehabLogic and Initiatives Healthcare signed a Memorandum of Understanding specifying how their business relationship will expand once the data from the beta-test is completed.<span id="more-134"></span></p>
<p>The RehabLogic Neurorehabilitation Treatment and Documentation System (RNTDS) is an integrated system that standardizes the treatment process and compilation of data while coordinating the multiple disciplines of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, behavioral health, vocational therapy, and recreational therapy in the rehabilitation treatment process across all care settings.  The RNTDS provides a unique approach to neurorehabilitation through a web-enhanced, integrated system that:</p>
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<li style="font:9pt/120% verdana; color:#564b24; padding-bottom:5px">Addresses problems commonly associated with neurological disorders such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, multiple sclerosis, dementia and other brain-based conditions.</li>
<li style="font:9pt/120% verdana; color:#564b24; padding-bottom:5px">Provides common databases for rehabilitation providers, payers, home health providers, physicians, case managers, workers compensation systems, disability insurers, patients and their family members.</li>
<li style="font:9pt/120% verdana; color:#564b24; padding-bottom:5px">Provides actuarial data with which predictive models are developed to provide evidence-based treatment plans, accurate cost estimates and an objective basis for evaluating treatment outcomes. </li>
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<p>The RehabLogic Neurorehabilitation Treatment and Documentation System (RNTDS) incorporates current care standards as well as innovative approaches for the provision of rehabilitation care from hospital to home.  There are currently fifty customized modules that address a broad spectrum of neurological impairments, and that incorporate the standard treatments commonly used by rehabilitation professionals.  The RNTDS allows for the real time access and sharing of the most current treatment information by professionals, payers, and family members involved in the care process. </p>
<p>“We see RehabLogic’s Neurorehabilitation Treatment and Documentation System (RNTDS) as a promising product in the field of neurological rehabilitation and are enthused to be at the forefront in validating the results,” said Dr. Edward McEachern, CEO of Initiatives Healthcare.    “We’re looking forward to expanding our business relationship with RehabLogic going forward.”</p>
<p>“We are very pleased to have formed an alliance with Initiatives Healthcare to test the RehabLogic Neurorehabilitation Treatment and Documentation System in their clinical settings,” said Dr. Paul Domitor, President and Co-founder of RehabLogic.  “Their patient-focused model is an ideal environment with which to test and validate our integrated treatment system.  We look forward to collaborating with IHL to refine and enhance the RNTDS for the benefit of patients, their families and other stakeholders in the treatment process.”</p>
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<p><strong>About RehabLogic, Inc.</strong><br />
RehabLogic, Inc., is a Spokane, Washington company founded by three neuropsychologists, Drs. Allen Bostwick, Paul Domitor and Duane Green, to provide logic-based treatment protocols to the rehabilitation industry.  The Company’s focus is to provide standardized care across all treatment settings from hospital to home, insure efficient use of resources, and maximize treatment outcomes, while involving all stakeholders in the care process.  The Company is dedicated to fostering cooperation and communication between physicians, therapists, multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams, patients, families, case managers, payors and others.  Their web-enhanced, integrated treatment system utilizes quantifiable tools for predicting treatment costs and the most effective combinations of treatment activities for a given patient in any setting, urban or rural.  To learn more, visit  <a href="http://www.rehablogic.com" target="_blank">www.rehablogic.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>About Initiatives Healthcare</strong><br />
Initiatives Healthcare, LLC (IHL) was founded in 2005 in Boise, Idaho as a hospital management company whose purpose it to provide superior patient focused healthcare.  IHL is known for founding and building state-of-the-art-facilities, including the University of Utah’s Orthopedic Center, the University of Missouri’s Orthopedic Institute as well as others.  Their model is patient focused from ease of access to wellness and health education.  Known for putting the “hospitality” in hospitals, they are leaders in the field of innovation in the healthcare industry and receive high marks from patients, physicians and employees.  To learn more visit<a href="http://www.initiatives-healthcare.com" target="_blank"> www.initiatives-healthcare.com</a></p>
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		<title>Florence Community Healthcare is “Open for Business”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newly renovated Hospital receives licensure to operate as a General Hospital
Florence, July 28, 2010: Florence Community Healthcare, a full-service community hospital located at 450 West Adamsville Road in Florence Arizona, opened its doors to the public July 23, 2010.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="font-style:italic;color:#a6600c">Newly renovated Hospital receives licensure to operate as a General Hospital</p>
<p><strong>Florence, July 28, 2010:</strong><img src="http://initiatives-healthcare.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/logo.jpg" alt="logo" title="logo" width="258" height="60" class="alignright size-full wp-image-131" /> Florence Community Healthcare, a full-service community hospital located at 450 West Adamsville Road in Florence Arizona, opened its doors to the public July 23, 2010.</p>
<p>Florence Community Healthcare (FCHC) brings world-class care <span id="more-128"></span>to this rural hospital through a unique blend of hightech, personal-touch medicine to the Florence, Arizona community and Pinal County. With over a dozen specialties ranging from Oncology to Cardiology, patients will be able to choose from over fifty board certified physicians who have been given medical privileges. “We are excited to be open and ready to offer this community an unprecedented level of patient-centered care. Our facility is a full-service hospital offering high-tech, high-touch medicine. When you have state-of-the-art equipment and deliver services in a caring and safe environment, patients experience an exceptional level of medical care,” said Gary Faulkner, CEO of Florence Community Healthcare. “Our Surgical Services offer excellent care for everyone and our Emergency Services are available 24/7.”</p>
<p>Not only will Florence Community Healthcare provide much needed medical services and specialties to the area, they will also contribute millions toward economic growth in the region. A recent economic impact study estimates over $10 million annually will be added to the community in “collateral benefit.” FCHC has already created over 100 new jobs.</p>
<p>An open house and Grand Opening celebration will be held in October.</p>
<p>For more information on services and specialties available, how to become a volunteer or to make an appointment, please call 520.868.3000.</p>
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		<title>Hospital Awaits Key Inspections</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By MARK COWLING
Editor
Published: Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:35 AM MST
Florence Community Healthcare officials were aiming for “substantial completion” of their renovations of the former Central Arizona Medical Center earlier this week. They plan to ask the town of Florence for a Certificate of Occupancy next week.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By MARK COWLING<br />
<span class="date">Editor</span></p>
<p><span class="date">Published: Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:35 AM MST</span></p>
<p>Florence Community Healthcare officials were aiming for “substantial completion” of their renovations of the former Central Arizona Medical Center earlier this week. They plan to ask the town of Florence for a Certificate of Occupancy next week.</p>
<p>From there, the grand opening will still be several weeks away while the hospital at 450 W. Adamsville Road awaits two key state inspections. Because of the state’s budget woes, a staff of what was once eight medical facility inspectors is now down to just two, hospital official Gary Faulkner told the Florence Woman’s Club last week.<span id="more-123"></span></p>
<p>The hospital hopes to welcome an inspection from the Arizona Department of Health Services architecture office toward the end of this month, followed by an inspection from the ADHS licensing services around the second week of May.</p>
<p><strong>24/7 care</strong></p>
<p>Faulkner said the hospital will have MDs on staff around the clock, not physician’s assistants or nurse practitioners. There will be MDs called “hospitalists” who will check on inpatients around the clock.</p>
<p>All nurses will be RNs, as opposed to LPNs. The hospital received 34 more applications from RNs than they had positions, so the hospital was able to hire good candidates, Faulkner said.<br />
He said the hospital is planning around-the-clock visiting hours seven days a week because of local shift work.</p>
<p>Del Webb built the facility in 1976 for Pinal County. Then-county administrator Jay Bateman had it built way above the standards applicable at that time. In just one example, the building has aluminum racks above the acoustical ceiling for computer wiring. Although hospitals used few computers in the 1970s, they’re essential equipment today. “[Bateman] was way ahead of his time,” Faulkner said.</p>
<p>If the facility has any faults, one might be that it is so big for the still small town of Florence. At 90,000 square feet, “it’s really too big for the community at this time,” Faulkner said. The kitchen can feed 300 people at a time.</p>
<p>To make full use of the building, the hospital is planning to offer long-term care. The hospital is collecting applications from local residents interested in volunteering in long-term care, in areas such as administration, community events, the information desk, non-patient care, patient care and patient/guest escort.</p>
<p>Hospital owner Initiatives Healthcare Inc. (IHI) has learned the top three things patients want from a hospital are convenient parking, fast service and getting rid of the pain. “Our goal is to accomplish those things very rapidly,” Faulkner said.</p>
<p>Faulkner took just one gentle jab at the other future local hospital. While that organization touts its ER policy of “door to doc” in a certain number of minutes, the mere fact of a doctor touching base with you doesn’t mean you’re being treated, Faulkner said. Florence Community Healthcare “wants you to get through the door and be treated in so many minutes. &#8230; We want you to be treated fairly quickly.”</p>
<p>In the meantime, Faulkner said it’s been challenging for the hospital to arrange for the arrival of key supplies at the right time. Building supplies, medical equipment and even beds have to be ordered “quite a bit in advance.” If they arrive too soon, they would be in the way of renovations and there’s nowhere in town with enough space to store them.</p>
<p>The hospital is owned by IHI of Boise, Idaho, with offices in Chicago, Salt Lake City and London. “We are not a doctor-owned hospital,” which is prohibited in the new health care bill, Faulkner told the Woman’s Club. There are however 53 physicians who have invested in the hospital and own 14 percent of the stock.</p>
<p>The hospital does not have a secure area for holding inmate patients. But when inmates come in for treatment, they will be secured in a special area of the emergency room away from the general public.</p>
<p>In response to questions from club members, Faulkner said little dogs won’t be welcome to come along on hospital visits, and the hospital will be a smoke-free campus.</p>
<p>The county sold the hospital to Casa Grande Regional Medical Center in 1993. CGRMC closed it in October of 1999 after major renovations in 1997 and 1999. The building was sold to Westin Financial in 2006, and then sold in February of 2009 to IHI. Renovation and construction began in August of 2009.</p>
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		<title>Florence Community Healthcare Names Executive Leadership Team</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florence Community Healthcare&#8217;s Executive Team brings decades of expertise and leadership to the new organization.
Article - Florence, AZ, October 21, 2009 &#8211;(PR.com)&#8211; Decades of Experience
Florence Community Healthcare has a new senior leadership team in place, bringing decades of expertise, experience and leadership to the organization. Initiatives Healthcare, parent company of Florence Community Healthcare names Gary [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Florence Community Healthcare&#8217;s Executive Team brings decades of expertise and leadership to the new organization.</em></p>
<p>Article - Florence, AZ, October 21, 2009 &#8211;(<a href="http://www.pr.com/press-release/187400" target="_blank">PR.com</a>)&#8211; Decades of Experience</p>
<p>Florence Community Healthcare has a new senior leadership team in place, bringing decades of expertise, experience and leadership to the organization. <span id="more-100"></span>Initiatives Healthcare, parent company of Florence Community Healthcare names Gary Faulkner as Chief Executive Officer; Loren Jacobson as Chief Financial Officer; Sandy Lennon as Chief Nursing Officer; Stephen Franken as Chief Information Officer; and Fred Randolph as Executive Director of Skilled Nursing and Long Term Care. Florence Community Healthcare is slated to open phase one of their operation in November 2009, with a grand opening of the entire facility projected for January 2010.</p>
<p>“This is the most experienced and talented executive team we’ve ever assembled,” said Edward McEachern, M.D. and CEO of Initiatives Healthcare. “With this team in place we are positioned to bring long-term success to the new medical campus in Florence Arizona. This means that whether you seek treatment in one of our clinics or come to the hospital due to an emergency, you will receive care from the most experienced veterans in the healthcare field.”</p>
<p>“Gary, Loren and Stephen bring tremendous experience to the hospital, in operational, financial and systems management. They each have proven track records of success and we’re excited to have them at the helm of Florence Community Healthcare. Their combined years of experience nearly reach the century mark! They have also served in a variety of leadership positions in their respective communities, something we placed a great deal of merit in when considering candidates for the senior team. Sandy, a forty-year veteran in the field of nursing and Fred a thirty-year veteran of the healthcare industry, not only have a broad range of upper management and executive level expertise, they understand patient care at the ground level, where it will matter most to our patients. Their commitment to delivering care with respect and compassion is reflected in their many years of service to patients in a variety of successful healthcare organizations.”</p>
<p>The Executive Team<br />
Gary Faulkner served 30 years with the Department of the Army and most recently as Director of Personnel/Business Manager at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He received numerous awards for meritorious and distinguished service during his tenure with the Army.</p>
<p>Loren Jacobson spent the past thirty years with St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, serving for 20 years as Chief Financial Officer before relocating to Florence.</p>
<p>Stephen Franken most recently served as Chief Information Officer of San Juan Regional Medical Center, a 240 bed regional medical center in Farmington New Mexico.</p>
<p>Sandy Lennon has served in a variety of positions ranging from Assistant Vice President of Nursing and Ancillary Services at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas to Administrator/Director of Nursing, Behavioral Health Services, Maricopa Integrated Health Systems, and Phoenix Arizona.</p>
<p>Fred Randolph most recently served as Executive Director for Medical and Clinical Services of Evercare Hospice of Tucson, where he was responsible for all day-to-day operations including Physician, Nursing, Social Service, Marketing, Pastoral and Financial Services.</p></div>
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		<title>CEO: Hospital knows how to provide value, satisfaction to patients</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The old hospital on Adamsville Road is undergoing a complete transformation to become the new Florence Community Healthcare.
“We’ll have probably the most state-of-the-art physical infrastructure in the state of Arizona when we get finished in January.  And we will have the most up-to-date technologies, a completely paperless environment,” Dr. Edward McEachern, CEOof parent company Initiatives [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-89" style="border: 1px solid black" title="ed" src="http://initiatives-healthcare.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ed.jpg" alt="ed" width="140" />The old hospital on Adamsville Road is undergoing a complete transformation to become the new Florence Community Healthcare.</p>
<p>“We’ll have probably the most state-of-the-art physical infrastructure in the state of Arizona when we get finished in January.  And we will have the most up-to-date technologies, a completely paperless environment,” Dr. Edward McEachern, CEOof parent company Initiatives Healthcare,<span id="more-83"></span> told a lunchtime audience of Florence Chamber of Commerce members and guests Tuesday.</p>
<p>McEachern said he and his associates have also learned a lot about serving patients over the last 25 years.</p>
<p>“We know how to deliver better, faster and more cost-effective care than I think just about anybody else in the world and we have the data to prove it.”</p>
<p>One of their guiding principals is an industry concept known as “EBM2D,” short for evidence-based medicine, evidence-based management and evidence-based design.</p>
<p>They’ve studied what makes patients pleased with a hospital. They closely watch how well they do, and management receives monthly report cards on what needs improvement. Interestingly, they’ve found that it truly is the little things that count.</p>
<p>“We learned &#8230; if you had problems with parking, with wait times, or pain, [the hospital doesn’t] even get evaluated on how well you listen to patients. The two things that people brag about — or recommend or return to hospitals about — have nothing to do with what I went to medical school for,” McEachern said.</p>
<p>“We have about 55 physician-investors in our hospital here that participate with us. &#8230; We learned over the years if you have physicians integrated in your management structure it makes it easier as you make decisions about value and outcomes.</p>
<p>“We also know that design matters. Efficient personnel use means timely and effective care. If you do the right thing right the first time and only once, it’s better, faster and cheaper. It’s pretty simple. &#8230; What’s important is the ability to take technology that’s world-class and cutting-edge, and deploy it into a community that offers value unsurpassed.”</p>
<p>The hospital hopes to open its first phase before the end of the year.</p>
<p>Renovation and construction have already created 60 jobs in the community. Initiatives Healthcare has invested $12 million in Florence to date and expects to have invested $18 million by year’s end, McEachern said.</p>
<p>The company expects to hire 220 people and is now taking applications at 440 N. Main St (the Silver King Hotel).</p>
<p>Initiatives further intends to put some of the hospital’s profits into a foundation which will make matching grants for health care job development in Florence.</p>
<p>Initiatives started in 1999 doing work in Sweden in a rural area near the Arctic circle. The company continues to work there and in other places such as Kuala Lumpur, Botswana, Ireland, Finland and Norway, McEachern said.</p>
<p>Another division of the company works to create hospitals and health-delivery systems for universities. A third division brings health care to communities like Florence, McEachern said.</p>
<p>He said the Florence hospital will provide “world class care,” yet it won’t presume “to be all things for all people.” When something can be done better in a university hospital setting, Initiatives has the relationships to secure that care, McEachern said.</p>
<p>The company first started looking at a facility in Florence more than six years ago.</p>
<p>“It was pretty clear when we started coming here six years ago that there was a strong need for a hospital and other health-delivery mechanisms.</p>
<p>“And we fell in love with the community. &#8230; It has a lot of charm to it. I think a lot of people who live here really do appreciate it. I grew up in small towns. I understand what’s going on.”</p>
<p>Next month, it will be 10 years since the former Central Arizona Medical Center on Adamsville Road closed.</p>
<p><strong>Reported by <a title="Florence Hospital knows how to provide value to community" href="http://www.trivalleycentral.com/articles/2009/09/24/florence_reminder_blade_tribune/top_stories/doc4ab293ff354af438069198.txt" target="_blank">TriValleyCentral.com</a></strong></p>
<p><span style="font:8pt/120% verdana">Published: Thursday, September 17, 2009 1:15 PM MST</span></p>
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		<title>Introducing Dario Lizarraga, MD</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florence Community Healthcare, Florence Arizona Names Dario Lizarraga M.D.,
Article - Florence, AZ, October 10, 2009 &#8211;(PR.com)&#8211; Introducing Dr. Lizarraga
 Chief of Staff Dario Lizarraga, MD returned to his home town of Florence Arizona nine years ago to practice medicine in the community he grew up in. His family has lived in the Florence community for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Florence Community Healthcare, Florence Arizona Names Dario Lizarraga M.D.,</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://initiatives-healthcare.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/dr_dario2.jpg" alt="dr_dario2" title="dr_dario2" width="134" height="150" class="alignright size-full wp-image-78" style="border: 1px solid black" />Article - Florence, AZ, October 10, 2009 &#8211;(<a href="http://www.pr.com/press-release/184153" target="_blank">PR.com</a>)&#8211; Introducing Dr. Lizarraga</p>
<p><em> Chief of Staff Dario Lizarraga, MD returned to his home town of Florence Arizona nine years ago to practice medicine in the community he grew up in. His family has lived in the Florence community for eight generations. Lizarraga&#8217;s vision of one day having a world-class hospital in Florence has been realized, with the opening of Florence Community Healthcare&#8217;s medical campus in November 2009. Lizarraga has been named Chief of  Staff of the new healthcare facility.</em><span id="more-71"></span></p>
<p>Florence, AZ, October 07, 2009 &#8211;(PR.com)&#8211; Introducing Dario Lizarraga, M.D. Many physicians fresh out of residency dream of practicing medicine at a busy hospital in an organization teeming with opportunities. And when Dario Lizarraga finished medical school at the University of Arizona and residency at Maricopa Medical Center, he also had a choice to make. Accept a position at a well-known medical center or return to his hometown and establish a practice in the community he grew up in.</p>
<p>“I decided to return to my hometown of Florence to practice medicine. I wanted to serve the community that had given so much to me.” Dario Lizarraga, MD said. “Florence was a nice, quaint community to grow up in, where you knew everybody and everyone looked out for each other.” And Dr. Lizarraga would know something about the community of Florence. On his mother’s side, there have been eight generations of family living in Florence, with five generations still alive. His maternal grandmother, Amelia Ramirez, is 90 and still lives in town. His family settled in Florence in about 1878 when her great-grandfather John F. Miller moved from Missouri to Tucson, and finally settled in Florence where he met his wife, and Amelia’s great grandmother.</p>
<p>“It is exciting to be living and working in the community my family helped establish. I am most excited about the opportunity of being able to take care of my patients locally, when Florence Community Healthcare opens, instead of sending them out to the East Valley, Phoenix, Casa Grande or Tucson. It is important to have medical services close and available to our community in order to decrease morbidity and mortality, especially in cases of emergencies.”</p>
<p>When Florence Community Healthcare opens its doors, it will provide the best in high-tech, high touch medicine. Dr. Lizarraga is proud to be part of this new organization. “My vision for Florence has always been a full service medical facility that will meet the needs of all the community and all the surrounding communities. Florence Community Healthcare will mean increased security and confidence to the people of our area, knowing they will have a first rate medical facility to take care of their needs, and the needs of future generations.”</p>
<p>Dr. Lizarraga has been practicing in Florence for nine years and enjoys a busy schedule, treating about 5,000 patients a year. He is quick to share the credit for his accomplishments with others. “My heroes are my parents who encouraged me to continue my education in medicine and my mentor, the late Dr. Oscar Moreno who fostered my interest in medicine and guided me by giving me positive experiences. He took me into surgery, took me on rounds and showed me the joys of medicine in a small town.”</p>
<p>Dr. Lizarraga will serve as Chief of Staff of Florence Community Healthcare, taking another step towards realizing the dream of working in his hometown and being part of a new world-class medical facility, now also close to<br />
home.</p>
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		<title>Florence Community Healthcare Opens Fall 09</title>
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For Immediate Release
Florence Community Healthcare Facility
is latest addition to Florence Arizona, Grand Opening Fall 2009
(July 30, 2009)- Florence Community Healthcare,
a 65-bed full-service community hospital located at 450 West Adamsville
Road in Florence Arizona, will open it’s doors to the public late
Fall of 2009. Renovation of the former Pinal General Hospital
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<p style="font:italic 7.5pt/120% verdana">For Immediate Release</p>
<p>Florence Community Healthcare Facility<br />
is latest addition to Florence Arizona, Grand Opening Fall 2009</p>
<p>(July 30, 2009)- Florence Community Healthcare,<br />
a 65-bed full-service community hospital located at 450 West Adamsville<br />
Road in Florence Arizona, will open it’s doors to the public late<br />
Fall of 2009. Renovation of the former Pinal General Hospital<br />
is underway and on target to meet the late Fall Grand Opening deadline.</p>
<p>Florence Community Healthcare will be<br />
a world-class hospital, <em>close</em> to home. <span id="more-21"></span>It will feature<br />
state-of-the-art technology as well as superior patient care.<br />
&#8220;One of our top priorities is to provide patients with an exceptional<br />
experience, in a caring and safe environment,&#8221; said Edward McEachern,<br />
MD and CEO of parent company, Initiatives Healthcare, Inc. &#8220;We<br />
also recognize the central role healthcare plays in a community and<br />
look forward to being a strong partner in creating a healthier community.<br />
We will be participating in a variety of community activities from now<br />
until our opening, and welcome the opportunity to present to local organizations.&#8221;</p>
<p>At the time of completion in late Fall,<br />
it is anticipated that over 200 permanent positions will be created.<br />
&#8220;This will enhance the local and regional economy as well as provide<br />
a variety of employment opportunities. We are offering excellent<br />
career opportunities for healthcare professionals as well as other positions<br />
in the service industry sector,&#8221; McEachern said. &#8220;We are looking<br />
for people who want to make a difference in the community and seek candidates<br />
who want to be part of the Florence Community Healthcare team!&#8221;</p>
<p>A new website will be launched mid-August<br />
and information on career opportunities, upcoming job fairs, medical<br />
services, physician and staff introductions will be made available.<br />
For more information on obtaining employment applications, call 602-677-4677or<br />
email applications to <a href="mailto:myflorencecareers@florencecommunityhealthcare.com" target="_blank">myflorencecareers@florencecommunityhealthcare.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Fall 2009 Background</strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Business Story</span></p>
<p>In 2007, Initiatives Healthcare,<br />
Inc. (IHI) acquired the former Pinal General Hospital. Renovation<br />
and construction began in May of 2009. Completion date set for<br />
late Fall 2009. Initiatives Healthcare, Inc the parent company<br />
of Florence Community Healthcare (FCHC) is based on Boise, Idaho, with<br />
offices in Chicago, Salt Lake City, and London. Founded in 1997, IHI<br />
is a hospital management company whose purpose is to provide superior<br />
patient focused healthcare. IHI is known for founding and building<br />
state-of the-art-facilities, including the University of Utah’s Orthopaedic<br />
Center, the University of Missouri’s Missouri Orthopaedic Institute<br />
as well as others. Their model is patient focused from ease of<br />
access to wellness and health education. Known for putting the<br />
&#8220;hospitality&#8221; in hospitals, they are leaders in the field of innovation<br />
in the healthcare industry and receive high marks from patients, physicians<br />
and employees. Florence Community Healthcare will be managed similar<br />
to other IHI entities and will provide the region and community with<br />
much needed healthcare services as well as wellness and healthy living<br />
education.</p>
<p>Through the acquisition of the Pinal General Hospital and upon completion, IHI will have added<br />
over 200 new positions to the region.</p>
<ul>
<li>Initiatives Healthcare is<br />
committed to being a leader in the regions they serve. &#8220;Providing<br />
world-class healthcare, <em>close</em> to home.&#8221;</li>
<li>An Exceptional Patient Experience</li>
<li>Experienced, Integrated<br />
Team of Physicians, Nurses and Healthcare Professionals you can trust<br />
with your health</li>
<li>Critical Care and Emergency<br />
Services 24/7</li>
<li>25 Private Bed/Medical and<br />
Surgical Care</li>
<li>40 Private Bed/Long Term<br />
Care/Assisted Living</li>
<li>Full-service Pharmacy</li>
<li>Diagnostic Imaging<br />
(MRI, CT Scanner, ultrasound, nuclear imaging and general X-ray)</li>
<li>Radiation Oncology</li>
<li>Cardiac Cath Lab</li>
<li>Full Service Lab with same<br />
day results</li>
<li>Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation</li>
<li>Surgery Services/Three OR’s,<br />
1 Procedure Room (for GI and Genitourinary, Gynecological and other<br />
procedures)</li>
<li>Out-patient and endoscopic<br />
procedures</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Facility- The Next Step</span></p>
<p>A full-service 65- bed community hospital<br />
featuring state-of-the-art technology and exceptional patient care to<br />
open Fall of 2009. Located in the former Pinal General Hospital<br />
at 450 West Adamsville Road.</p>
<p><strong>Project Update:</strong></p>
<p>Upon completion of Phase I of the Florence Community Healthcare Project in October 2009,<br />
FCHC will be the pre-eminent healthcare provider in the community.<br />
Our wide spectrum of services include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Critical Care and Emergency<br />
Services 24/7</li>
<li>25 Private Bed/Medical and<br />
Surgical Care</li>
<li>40 Private Bed/Long Term<br />
Care/Assisted Living</li>
<li>Full-service Pharmacy</li>
<li>Diagnostic Imaging<br />
(MRI, CT Scanner, ultrasound, nuclear imaging and general X-ray)</li>
<li>Radiation Oncology</li>
<li>Cardiac Cath Lab</li>
<li>Full Service Lab with same<br />
day results</li>
<li>Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation</li>
<li>Surgery Services/Three OR’s,<br />
1 Procedure Room (for GI and Genitourinary, Gynecological and other<br />
procedures)</li>
<li>Out-patient and endoscopic<br />
procedures</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Contact Information:</strong>Tresha Kramer</p>
<p>801.652.0353</p>
<p><a href="mailto:tresha.kramer@florencecommunityhealthcare.com" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">tresha.kramer@florencecommunityhealthcare.com</span></a></p>
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For Immediate Release
Founding Members of Initiatives Healthcare
bring Unprecedented Leadership to Florence Arizona Hospital, Tri-Valley
Region 
(September 1, 2009)- Edward McEachern,
M.D, CEO and Brent Cherne, CPA, CFO, two of the founding members of
Initiatives Healthcare, parent company of Florence Community Healthcare,
bring over 50 years of combined expertise to the Florence community
and Tri-Valley region.  

McEachern and Cherne have [...]]]></description>
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<p><font size="1" face="Arial"><em>For Immediate Release</em></font></p>
<p>Founding Members of Initiatives Healthcare<br />
bring Unprecedented Leadership to Florence Arizona Hospital, Tri-Valley<br />
Region </p>
<p>(September 1, 2009)- Edward McEachern,<br />
M.D, CEO and Brent Cherne, CPA, CFO, two of the founding members of<br />
Initiatives Healthcare, parent company of Florence Community Healthcare,<br />
bring over 50 years of combined expertise to the Florence community<br />
and Tri-Valley region.  </p>
<p><span id="more-14"></span>
<p>McEachern and Cherne have made an enormous<br />
contribution to healthcare regionally and nationwide.  They have<br />
held diverse roles in the healthcare industry in both management and<br />
leadership positions. </p>
<p>The University of Utah Orthopaedic Center,<br />
designed and built by Initiatives Healthcare, is an example of how buildings<br />
designed around patient needs are changing the way healthcare services<br />
are delivered.  “There is a tremendous difference in the “patient<br />
experience” when they heal in a hospital designed around their<br />
needs,” said Arthur Swindle, Executive Director of Donor and<br />
Patient Relations at the University Orthopaedic Center. “The research<br />
Dr. McEachern currently conducts at our facility, helps our patients<br />
continue to have an exceptional experience, but it also benefits patients<br />
in other facilities he is planning.” </p>
<p><b>Highlights of Dr. Edward<br />
McEachern’s expertise:  </b></p>
<ul type="DISC">
<li>Founding member of “Physician<br />
  Owned Hospitals” concept, Initiatives Healthcare</li>
<li>Currently serving as Director<br />
  for Health Services Research for the University of Utah Orthopaedic<br />
  Center</li>
<li>Former Physician CEO, University<br />
  Orthopaedic Center</li>
<li>VP Medical Affairs/COO of<br />
  St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho</li>
<li>Former Chief Medical Officer/Sr.<br />
  VP of Northeast Ohio Community Health Plan (the managed care subsidiary<br />
  of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio) where he developed innovative<br />
  approaches to collaborative partnerships between providers, payers and<br />
  patients</li>
<li>VP for Medical Affairs at<br />
  Hospital Corporation of America’s West Paces Ferry Hospital in Atlanta,<br />
  GA</li>
<li>Associate Director of Case<br />
  Western Reserve Center for Health Services Research and Improvement</li>
<li>Founder of healthcare informatics<br />
  and pharmaceutical corporation</li>
<li>Graduate of Case Western Reserve<br />
  University, M.D.</li>
<li>Research fellowship Cleveland<br />
  Clinic Foundation</li>
<li>Pathology/lab medicine residency<br />
  at University of California in San Francisco</li>
<li>Second residency in General<br />
  Internal Medicine at Case Western Reserve University’s MetroHealth<br />
  Medical Center</li>
<li>Internationally developed<br />
  a universal model of direct patient care quality improvement for use<br />
  in over 120 lesser-developed </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<p>countries </p>
</ul>
<p><b>Highlights of Brent Cherne’s Expertise</b></p>
<ul type="DISC">
<li>Founding member of “Physician<br />
  Owned Hospitals” concept, Initiatives Healthcare</li>
<li>Former CEO of Surgical Development<br />
  Group, Inc., a company that developed and managed ambulatory surgery<br />
  centers and imaging centers </li>
<li>Extensive background in the<br />
  healthcare and finance fields</li>
<li>Former VP of Finance, CFO<br />
  and Interim Administrator of various Adventist Health System hospitals</li>
<li>Expert in negotiating and<br />
  contracting with healthcare partners from physicians to insurance companies</li>
<li>Certified Public Accountant</li>
<li>Fellow in the Healthcare Financial<br />
  Management Association</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Background on Initiatives Healthcare</p>
<p><u>The Business Story</u></p>
<ul>
<ul type="DISC">
<li>In 2005, Initiatives Healthcare,<br />
  LLC (IHL) began working on the acquisition of the former Central Arizona<br />
  Medical Center.  They purchased the facility in February 2009 and<br />
  renovation and construction began in May.  Completion date set<br />
  for late Fall 2009.  Initiatives Healthcare, LLC the parent company<br />
  of Florence Community Healthcare (FCHC) is based on Boise, Idaho. Founded<br />
  in 1997, IHL is a hospital management company whose purpose is to provide<br />
  superior patient focused healthcare.  IHL is known for founding<br />
  and building state-of the-art-facilities, including the University of<br />
  Utah’s Orthopaedic Center, the University of Missouri’s Missouri<br />
  Orthopaedic Institute as well as others.  Their model is patient<br />
  focused from ease of access to wellness and health education.<br />
  Known for putting the “hospitality” in hospitals, they are leaders<br />
  in the field of innovation in the healthcare industry and receive high<br />
  marks from patients, physicians and employees.  Florence Community<br />
  Healthcare will be managed similar to other IHL entities and will provide<br />
  the region and community with much needed healthcare services as well<br />
  as wellness and healthy living education.</li>
<li>Through the acquisition<br />
  of the former Central Arizona Medical Center and upon completion, IHL<br />
  will have added over 200 new jobs to the region. </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<ul type="DISC">
<li>Initiatives Healthcare is<br />
  committed to being a leader in the regions they serve.  “Providing<br />
  world-class healthcare, <i>close</i> to home.”</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<ul type="DISC">
<li>Contact Information:</li>
<li>Tresha Kramer</li>
<li>520.668.6719 <a href="mailto:florencehealthcare@gmail.com" target="_blank">florencehealthcare@gmail.com</a></li>
</ul>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">Initiatives Healthcare was founded in 1997 on the principal that superior healthcare systems could build healthier communities.  Over the past two decades this simple goal has been at the heart of the Initiative’s team of innovative physicians, researchers and executive team.  The result?  Their work has had a major impact on medical practices nationwide.  Their approach to planning and building world-class facilities goes far beyond the brick and mortar of the structures.  It embraces the philosophy that a hospital is an integral part of the fabric of each community it serves and can influence everything from wellness to economic viability.  The pursuit of excellence and commitment to each patient and community is demonstrated in the following ways:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal">Patient focused healthcare delivered      in a safe and compassionate environment</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Value of cost-competitive services</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Patient Satisfaction</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Wellness and health education</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><em>Hospitality!</em></li>
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