Regent Surgical Health Centers Receive Healthcare Excellence Awards

Three Centers Win CTQ Solutions Apex Quality Awards

Westchester, IL (Feb. 23, 2010) — Regent Surgical Health, the nation’s leading specialist in surgery center repositioning, is proud to announce three of its centers are honored with CTQ Solutions' Apex Quality Awards:

Midland Surgical Center in Sycamore, IL
Southern New Mexico Surgery Center in Alamogordo, NM
Surgical Hospital of Munster in Munster, IN

Recipients of the Apex Award achieved the highest level of patient satisfaction for 2008/2009, in markets served by CTQ. The winners were determined using key performance indicators common to all ASCs and specialty hospitals.

"Excellence merits recognition," says CTQ President and Chief Executive Officer, Paul Faraclas. "The finalists presented came without surprise. Each organization's leadership thrives on learning from patient feedback. Each provider capitalizes on the use of electronic surveying to maximize and expedite survey responses and express a commitment to quality improvement. These organizations appear to have excellence hardwired in their cultural DNA."

Tom Mallon, CEO of Regent, congratulated the three facilities, saying, "All our facilities strive to achieve the highest levels of patient satisfaction every day, and it is exciting to see those efforts being recognized."

For more information, please contact Scott Christiansen, CCO Healthcare Partners, LLC 312.244.3705 or stc@ccopartners.com