Harden Healthcare Announces 2007 HomeCare Elite Recipients

AUSTIN, TX – Austin-based Harden Healthcare announced today that four of the home health care providers within the Harden family of companies have been recognized as "2007 HomeCare Elite," designating them in the top tier of home health care agencies in the United States. Harden Healthcare acquired both Auxi Health and Girling Health Care earlier this year and will ultimately operate all its home health operations under the Girling Health Care name.

The HomeCare Elite is compiled annually by OCS, Inc., the market leader in healthcare information solutions. The Harden agencies on the 2007 list include:

• Auxi Health Services - Oelwein, Iowa
• Missouri Home Care - Rolla, Missouri
• Girling Health Care Inc., - North Riverside, Illinois
• Girling Health Care Inc., - Tulsa, Oklahoma

The annual review features the top 25 percent of agencies whose performance measures in quality, improvement and financial performance are the strongest. Data used for the study is based on publicly available information.

"We are happy to learn that four of our home health providers have earned recognition in the 2007 HomeCare Elite," Scott Herman, president of Girling's Home Health Division, said. "In the past year Harden acquired both Auxi Health and Girling Health Care, and has been excited to extend its continuum of care to include high quality home health services by providers such as these."

Harden Healthcare acquired Auxi Health in June, 2007, as an extension of the company's post-acute continuum of care aimed at meeting the needs of the aging baby boom generation. Auxi Health is headquartered in Austin and includes home health operations in Texas, Iowa, Missouri and West Virginia. In Missouri, Auxi Health operates as Missouri Home Care.

In November, 2007, Harden Healthcare acquired Girling Health Care. Founded in 1967, Girling Health Care has home health operations in Florida, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The company, which will remain headquartered in Austin, is in the process of combining the management of operations with Auxi Health.

About Harden Healthcare
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Harden Healthcare was founded in December, 2001, for the purpose of providing a complete continuum of care for seniors and others needing short- and long-term healthcare. The company, which offers a holistic approach to care, is comprised of several complementary subsidiaries including TRISUN Healthcare (skilled nursing and assisted living facilities), MBS Rehab, MBS Pharmacy (providing services to the long-term care industry), Lighthouse Hospice, and recently acquired Girling Health Care. For more information, visit www.hardenhealthcare.com.

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