Huntington Hospital was founded in 1892 and is a non-profit, 525-bed
hospital committed to providing the community with quality care .

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Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), the nation's
leading health care cost management company , today announced that
Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA, has renewed its relationship with the
PHCS Network."

About PHCS

For 19 years, Private Healthcare Systems has been meeting the network and
care management needs of customers across the country. The largest proprietary PPO in the country,
the PHCS Network includes nearly 450,000 providers and 4,200 facilities.

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"We are very pleased to be working with Huntington Hospital again," said
Keith Vangeison, Executive Vice President, Networks.

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Secretary Leavitt will be available briefly to talk to the media
at the conclusion of the program. At the same time, the PHCS
Network is enhanced by the participation of one of the area's most
prominent hospitals.

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About PHCS

For 19 years, Private Healthcare Systems has been meeting the network and
care management needs of customers across the country.

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The School of Medicine forum is Secretary Leavitt's first visit to
the San Francisco metropolitan area since President George W.

A three-term governor of Utah,
he had previously served in the Bush administration as the top
official at the Environmental Protection Agency, being named the
agency's administrator in 2003. "Through its
participation in the PHCS Network, we are able to provide our customers and
their members in Southern California with the most convenient,
cost-effective choices in health care options. Corporate
headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts, with regional offices located
throughout the United States.

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As part of the PHCS Network, the
facility benefits from receiving competitive reimbursement rates and having
a single, seamless interface with payers.

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Stanford University Medical Center integrates research, medical
education and patient care at its three institutions -- Stanford
University School of Medicine, Stanford Hospital + Clinics and Lucile
Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

After an initial contract ended, both PHCS and Huntington Hospital
determined that reestablishing their relationship was in the best interest
of the organizations and the community. Corporate
headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts , with regional offices located
throughout the United States.

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facility offers a full complement of acute medical care and community
services, ranging from general medicine to the foremost specialized
programs in cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, women's and children's
services, surgery, emergency and psychiatry.

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PHCS is the first and only national PPO to earn four endorsements of
quality from two independent, nationally recognized quality assurance
organizations , NCQA and URAC.

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For more information, please
visit the Web site of the medical center's Office of Communication +
Public Affairs at http://mednews.

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The future of health care, including drug safety and health
information technology, are among the topics Leavitt is expected to
address. PHCS is the first and only national PPO to earn four
endorsements of quality from two independent, nationally recognized quality
assurance organizations, NCQA and URAC.

Mercy Health System is composed of 59 health care facilities in 23
communities throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois .

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Secretary
of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt will address the nation's
top health care concerns at a Stanford University School of Medicine
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The largest national proprietary PPO, the
PHCS Network includes nearly 450,000 providers and more than 4,000
facilities.

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Huntington Hospital is also a
teaching facility affiliated with the University of Southern California
School of Medicine and with several accredited nursing schools and
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Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), the nation's
leading health care cost management company, today announced that it added
Mercy Health System to its PPO Network in Wisconsin and Illinois.

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The agreement between PHCS and Mercy Health System will bring nearly 200
providers to the Network and four facilities, including:

-- Mercy Hospital (Janesville, WI)
-- Mercy Harvard Hospital (Harvard, IL)
-- Mercy Walworth Medical Center (Lake Geneva, WI)
-- Mercy Woodstock Medical Center (Woodstock, IL)

"Mercy Health System a very important component in delivering convenient,
comprehensive health care to southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois,"
said Keith Vangeison, Executive Vice President, Networks.

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"We are very
pleased to now offer our customers and their members access to these
facilities and health care services.