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Affinity Health System again named one of nation's best

Affinity ranks 24th in Verispan's 2008 Integrated healthcare Network 100

02 / 08 / 2008

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MENASHA, Wis. – Affinity Health System, for the seventh consecutive year, has been named to the Verispan Integrated Health Network 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation.

Affinity ranks 24^th in the 2008 report, a five point increase from its 2007 ranking. Affinity is the only health care network in Northeastern Wisconsin to make the list.

“This honor is a reflection of the consistent quality and level of service that patients receive when they come to an Affinity facility,” said Daniel E. Neufelder, president and chief executive officer of Affinity Health System. “Whether that be at any of the 23 Affinity Medical Group clinics, one of our three hospitals, or through membership with Network Health Plan, Affinity is committed to providing world-class care and service.”

The Integrated Health Network Rating System rates local and regional, non-specialty integrated health care networks on their performance level and degree of integration. The rating system is a means for identifying the Integrated Health Network 100 based on these critical success factors:

• Integrated technology
• Hospital utilization
• Financial stability
• Services and access
• Contractual capabilities
• Physicians
• Integration
• Outpatient utilization.

“I am extremely proud of Affinity employees for their dedication and desire to provide the best possible service in the communities that we serve,” Neufelder said.

For more information about the Integrated Health Network 100, visit www.verispan.com.

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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a Catholic mission-oriented regional health care network, is a partnership of Ministry Health Care and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. Affinity Health System is the Fox Valley’s third largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and is ranked 24 among the top 100 integrated health care networks nationwide (Verispan 2008). Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent among hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Network Health Plan has achieved Excellent accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the highest possible level. It is ranked 37th among the 250 rated health plans in the nation in terms of customer satisfaction and clinical performance, according to the U.S. News and World Report/NCQA Best Health Plans in America listing. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Community Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 23 family practice and specialty clinics in 13 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; Network Health Plan, Menasha; and Affinity Occupational Health.