Putnam County Homecare & Hospice ranked nationally

 OTTAWA - Putnam County Homecare & Hospice, located in Ottawa, was recently named to the 2008 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States. This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance.

"Putnam County HomeCare & Hospice is committed to providing their patients with optimum care while performing at the highest level," said Kathleen Anderson, executive director of the Ohio Council for Home Care. "We congratulate them for this exciting achievement of being one of the top home care agencies in the nation."

Putnam County HomeCare & Hopsice has more than 30 employees and serves a geographic area that includes Putnam and surrounding counties.

 "We are honored and humbled to receive this national recognition," said Kris Bellman, RN, BSN of Putnam County HomeCare & Hospice. This is the agency's third year in achieving HomeCare Elite.

In Ohio, two thirds of those agencies that received 2008 HomeCare Elite recognition are members of the Ohio Council for Home Care.

The 2008 HomeCare Elite, launched in 2006, is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The program is brought to the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare informatics, and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care's most respected independent newsletter.

 Putnam County HomeCare & Hospice is a member of the Ohio Council for Home Care, a statewide trade association that was founded in 1965 and represents more than 394 home care and hospice agencies in Ohio.  Membership is open to home care and hospice providers, suppliers to home care and hospice industries, and individuals not employed by a home care or hospice agency. 

 For more information about Putnam County HomeCare & Hospice, please call 419-523-4449 or visit our website at www.pchh.net.