Michigan-Based Residential Home Health Expands to Serve Home Care Patients in Greater Chicago

Madison Heights, Mich. (August 3, 2009) Residential Home Health, a nationally recognized provider of home care services headquartered in Madison Heights, Mich., has announced the acquisition of Edward Home Care from Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill. Edward Home Care has provided home care services to patients in the southwest suburbs of Chicago for the last 14 years. Edward Hospital will retain a minority stake in the Illinois operations of Residential Home Health.

"Our new patients and physician partners in the Greater Chicago area will have access to the same full range of home care services that have earned us great respect across 34 Michigan counties," said Mike Lewis, Chairman & CEO of Residential Home Health. "Our mission is to help seniors, whether recovering from an acute procedure or living with a chronic illness, improve their quality of life and their independence at home. We are market leaders in patient outcomes because we hire only the best clinical professionals and offer industry-leading clinical services and technical support to patients, caregivers, physicians and discharge planners."

"The Edward Hospital executive team selected Residential Home Health after a national search and a competitive bidding process to acquire its home care operation," said David Curtis, President of Residential Home Health. "We are committed to making the necessary investments in the Illinois operation to meet the increasing needs of patients and physicians requiring home care services."

All Edward Home Care employees will be hired by Residential Home Health, which will maintain an office at Edward Hospital to assist in the coordination of care for current and future home care patients. As part of the expansion, Residential Home Health plans to increase its employee base by 100 professionals and support staff in the coming year across the Greater Chicago and Michigan markets.

About Residential Home Health

Residential Home Health is a Madison Heights, Mich.-based provider of skilled intermittent care in 34 Michigan counties. The company is ranked among the top home healthcare firms nationally in helping Medicare and other seniors who qualify for home health services improve their quality of life and independence at home. Residential Home Health was named to both the 2007 and 2008 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the leading Medicare-certified home healthcare providers in the U.S. based on patient outcomes. Residential Home Healths 450 employees, including licensed professionals and support staff, will serve approximately 10,000 homecare patients in Michigan in 2009. For more information, visit www.residentialhomehealth.com or call the main office at 866.902.4000.

About Edward Hospital

Edward Hospital & Health Services is a full-service, regional healthcare provider offering access to complex medical specialties and innovative programming. Edward Hospital has 317 private patient rooms and 4,300 employees, including 1,450 nurses and a medical staff of 920 physicians comprised of independent members of the medical staff, employed physicians and independent contractors. The physicians represent more than 60 medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. To learn more about Edward Hospital, visit www.edward.org.