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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 28, 2006

Solucient releases top 100 - eight Illinois hospitals make the list

Now in its 13th year, the Solucient study uses a board- and executive-level scorecard based on objective measurement in five critical areas: clinical outcomes, patient safety, operational efficiency, financial stability and growth. Winning hospitals display balanced organizational performance—an ability to provide sustainable and reliable health care services to their communities.

Illinois hospitals include:

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare - Evanston
University of Chicago Hospitals - Chicago
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Park Ridge
Silver Cross Hospital - Joliet
Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center - McHenry
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale - Carbondale
Shelby Memorial Hospital - Shelbyville
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center - Mattoon

More information can be found at http://www.100tophospitals.com.