American Healthways Announces 3-Year Diabetes Management Agreement with Southwest General Hospital.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2004 American Healthways, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMHC AMHC Association of Mental Health Clergy AMHC Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics Chief ) today announced a new, three-year agreement with San Antonio-based Southwest General Hospital to provide the Company's hospital-based Diabetes Healthways(SM) program. "At Southwest General, we recognize the importance of providing specialized inpatient and outpatient care to patients with diabetes," said Dr. James Porter James Porter can refer to:
Diabetes Healthways(SM) for hospitals is a comprehensive program that helps physicians and nurses manage inpatients and outpatients with diabetes. This includes physician support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , case management, professional and clinical staff education, clinical interventions and patient education. The program's inpatient component uniquely enables hospitals to address the special needs of patients with diabetes, regardless of their reason for admission. The program's outpatient component is designed to help individuals with diabetes develop and practice the self-management skills that will improve their health status and quality of life and reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications. "We are pleased that Southwest General Hospital chose our hospital-based program to optimize the care of patients with diabetes, and we look forward to helping make a difference in the lives of the people served as a result," said Ben R. Leedle Jr., president and chief executive officer, American Healthways. About Southwest General Hospital Southwest General Hospital is a 289-bed acute care facility located in the southwest sector of San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . Southwest General provides major medical services including a 24-hour emergency department, The BirthPlace (maternity center), imaging services, rehabilitation, physical therapy, adult and geriatric psychiatry services, The WISH CENTER (gastric bypass surgery Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) are any of a group of similar operations used to treat morbid obesity—the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue—and the health problems (comorbidities) it causes. ) intensive care unit, a wound care/hyperbaric medicine center, medical/surgical/telemetry units and outpatient services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples . About American Healthways American Healthways is the nation's leading and largest provider of specialized, comprehensive disease management, care enhancement and high-risk health management services proven to improve the quality of health care and lower costs. As of March 22, 2004, the Company had over 1 million lives under management nationwide. For more information, visit www.americanhealthways.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Provisions This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In order for American Healthways to utilize the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, investors are hereby cautioned that these statements may be affected by the important factors, among others, included in the discussion in Part I, Item 1, and Part II, Item 7, of American Healthways' Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, and Part I, Item 2 of American Healthways' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended February 29, 2004. Consequently, actual operations and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. American Healthways undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements. |
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