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February 2009

RELEASE UPON RECEIPT February 23, 2009

For more information, contact:     Anne Thomure, Director Hospital/Community Relations 618-257-5649

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HELPS PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS STAY CONNECTED WITH NEW CAREPAGES.com SERVICES

          (Belleville, Illinois) Memorial Hospital now offers patients, their families and friends direct access to CarePages.com, an online community of millions of people coming together to share the challenges, hope and triumphs of anyone facing a health event.  CarePages.com also provides an avenue for parents-to-be and new parents to share news about their new arrival with family and friends – both near and far.

          Through free personalized CarePages websites, patients and caregivers relate their stories, post photos and update friends and family instantly.  In turn, people can send messages of encouragement, congratulations and support. 

          With this new service, Memorial Hospital is in the forefront of a growing trend among healthcare providers to improve the overall patient experience by recognizing and meeting their emotional needs.  Several clinical studies have concluded that emotional support can have a positive effect on the healing process.

          “CarePages helps Memorial move forward on one of its key priorities – increasing patient well-being and overall patient and family satisfaction,” said Mark J. Turner, Memorial’s president and CEO.  “It’s very easy to use - we’ve integrated CarePages.com with our own website – www.memhosp.com – as well as other patient services.”

          In addition to giving patients and families emotional support and an avenue for informing family and friends about their health event, CarePages.com makes it easy for patients and families to recognize Memorial staff members who have provided superior levels of care.

MEMORIAL PROVIDES CarePages.com
AS AN AVENUE FOR PATIENTS TO
KEEP FAMILY AND FRIENDS INFORMED

CarePages.com ensures that patients, families and healthcare providers are protected online through strict privacy policies, password-protection and visitor management tools.

         

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