Real-Time Reporting and Analysis Paves the Way to Safer Patient Care

--Culture of transparency and propriety technology at Signature
Hospital Corporation exposes solutions for high-quality, targeted
care--
HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
Clinicians at its three community hospitals are increasingly
identifying the incidence and causes of adverse medical events, near
misses, and patient service issues and, as a result, providing
patients with higher quality, more streamlined and safer care,
announced officials at Signature Hospital Corporation.

Reporting accuracy has become an integral part of improving the
care processes at the company's hospitals, through data captured by
Signature's proprietary technology - Signature Insights Engine. By
giving clinicians the power to continuously monitor patient care at
the bedside and analyze clinical data on a real-time basis, Insights
provides the ability to alter the course of care as needed to improve
the patients' overall experience. In addition to monitoring of events
and activities within each hospital, the technology also allows
Signature officials to review real-time data across the entire
organization.

"Rather than simply relying on the same old ways of providing
medical services, we need to raise the bar for what patients should
expect - and deserve - from a hospital. And caregivers at the bedside
are the best resource we have for identifying ways to improve care,"
says Charles R. Miller, President and CEO of Signature Hospital
Corporation.

"Insights is one way that Signature equips its nurses and
physicians to proactively monitor and transparently share details of
each patient's care and report any issues immediately. Because the
Insights technology enables caregivers to review the data on a
real-time basis, they have the opportunity to affect change
immediately. By documenting improvements through Insights, the company
is better able to achieve our mission to add measurable value to the
delivery of healthcare."

Signature Hospital Corporation has invested heavily to implement
Insights across all three hospitals: Pampa Regional Medical Center in
Pampa, Texas, Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton, Texas and St.
Joseph's Hospital, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. In addition to the
cost of technology, the company and hospitals have trained hundreds of
employees to identify the kinds of events to report and the
information needed to ensure that Signature's analysis produces
solutions for better care.

The results are clear - achievements include the following:

-- St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg, West Virginia, reduced
patient falls by 71 percent;

-- Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton, Texas, reduced omitted
medication doses by 72 percent in six months;

-- Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas (owned by Signature
until May 1, 2008) reduced medication errors by more than 64%
in 90 days.

"The Insights technology is an integral part of our overall care
improvement strategy that also incorporates Lean Thinking in order to
review processes with an eye toward eliminating waste and improving
quality and safety," notes David Spencer, Signature's Senior Vice
President for Operations Development.

"Research shows that real-time clinical support systems are key to
reducing errors. And given the high price tag associated with adverse
events ($17 to 19 billion dollars per year nation-wide), reducing
medical errors is key to reducing overall medical costs."

Signature executives are available to discuss Signature Insights
and Lean Thinking initiatives. Contact Mary Ann Smokler at
615-469-4939 or maryann.smokler@signaturehospital-corp.com.

Signature Hospital Corporation

Based in Houston, Texas, Signature Hospital Corp. is a privately
held company founded in 2005 that is dedicated to providing
affordable, state-of-the-art medical services to communities in which
it owns and operates hospitals. Anchored by its mission to be the
industry leader in adding measurable value to the delivery of
healthcare, Signature backs its commitment to patient safety with
Signature Insights, proprietary technology for measuring and improving
quality in its hospitals. Signature presently owns and operates three
hospitals: 115-licensed bed Pampa Regional Medical Center in Pampa,
Texas; 161- licensed bed Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton, Texas;
and 325-licensed bed St. Joseph's Hospital, in Parkersburg, West
Virginia. Signature's board and management team boast more than two
centuries of combined experience in healthcare management and finance.
Signature's financial partner is Goldman Sachs, the nation's premier
investment banking firm. For more information on Signature, please
visit www.signaturehospital.com.

Signature Hospital Corporation
Mary Ann Smokler, 615-469-4939
maryann.smokler@signaturehospital-corp.com

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