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4/27/2005 - Alacare and UA Nursing School Sign Partnership Agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Richard Nieves or Nancy Kucik Alacare Home Health & Hospice 4752 Highway 280 East Birmingham, AL 35242 Phone: 205.981.8000 or 800.852.4724 Fax : 205.981.8743 E-mail: Richard.Nieves@alacare.com Alacare Signs Partnership Agreement with UA Capstone College of Nursing BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On April 27, Alacare Home Health & Hospice formally signed a partnership agreement with the University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing to provide a more convenient way for registered nurses to earn advanced degrees in nursing. John Beard, JD, MBA, President of Alacare Home Health and Hospice, joined Dr. Sara Barger, Dean of UA’s Capstone College of Nursing, in signing formal agreements outlining the arrangements. The ceremony took place at Alacare’s Corporate Office in Birmingham. Also attending the event were Dr. Jeanette VanderMeer, assistant professor in the UA Capstone College of Nursing and coordinator of the RN Mobility tracks, Susan Brouillette, MPH, MBA, Alacare’s CEO, and Mark Cook, RN, MBA, Alacare’s Chief COO/CCO. “We are thrilled by this arrangement with Alacare,” Dr. Barger said. “Of our fourteen partners, Alacare is only the second healthcare organization and the first to have multiple branches throughout the state. We see this as a tremendous opportunity to offer registered nurses throughout Alabama the chance to increase their educational level.” Using the Internet, nurses can complete the nursing courses in one year, without facing the restrictions of being in class at a specific time on a particular day. Instead, RN students have the flexibility of choosing the best time to attend class online. Required clinical activities are designed on an individual basis and efforts are made to arrange times and locations convenient to students. “Alacare Home Health & Hospice is founded on excellence in nursing care,” added John Beard, “so we are excited to expand our relationship with the Capstone School of Nursing in this way. Not only is it a way for us to give back to the school, it will also help promote a broader understanding of community-based services throughout the state.” About Alacare Alacare Home Health & Hospice is Alabama's oldest and largest privately owned, Medicare-certified home health agency. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alacare is dedicated to providing patients the highest level of skilled nursing, rehabilitative, palliative and hospice care available in the most cost-effective environment—the patient's own home. Since 1970, Alacare has provided patients with quality home healthcare. Medicare’s new Home Health Care data reflect that Alacare’s patient-care outcomes in 11 essential areas are among the best when compared to both National and Alabama averages. Interested persons can obtain this data online at http://cms.hhs.gov/quality/hhqi/ or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE. Services provided include: diabetes education, enterostomal therapy, homecare aides, home medical equipment, hospice/palliative care, infusion therapy, medical nutrition therapy, medical social services, mental health nursing, occupational therapy, pain management, physical therapy, skilled nursing, and speech language pathology. Alacare’s service area now includes the following counties: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Monroe, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, and Winston. For more information, visit the Company's corporate Web site: www.alacare.com.
