Private Healthcare Systems Adds Beloit Memorial Hospital in Southern Wisconsin

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), the nation's leading health care cost management company, today announced the addition of Beloit Physician Hospital Organization Inc. (PHO), into its PPO network serving southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. The Beloit PHO consists of Beloit Memorial Hospital and the Beloit Clinic.

Affiliated with the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Beloit Memorial Hospital offers the facilities of a large medical center with the personal service of a community hospital. Its medical staff of more than 90 physicians represents all areas of primary care and specialized areas of medicine. Its programs include the Stateline Emergency Center, a dialysis center, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, a new cancer care center, ambulatory surgery and critical care services.

Beloit Memorial Hospital and the Beloit Clinic operate eight outreach medical centers to serve the primary care and specialized service needs of patients:

--  Darien Medical Center
--  Janesville Occupational Health and Medical Center
--  Westside Medical Center
--  Occupational Health and Sports Medicine Center
--  Roscoe-Rockton Medical Center
--  Beloit Clinic South
--  Beloit Clinic Roscoe
--  Clinton Clinic

"Beloit Memorial Hospital and the Beloit Clinic are important providers of convenient and comprehensive medical services to the southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois area," said Russ Moran, PHCS Executive Vice President, Networks. "The facility's dedication toward anticipating and responding to the community's health care needs makes it a valuable addition to the PHCS Network."

About PHCS

For 19 years, Private Healthcare Systems has been meeting the network and care management needs of customers across the country. Corporate headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts, with regional offices located throughout the United States. PHCS is the second largest care management company in the nation as well as the largest proprietary PPO in the country. The PHCS Network includes nearly 450,000 providers and 4,200 facilities. PHCS is the first and only national PPO to earn four endorsements of quality from two independent, nationally recognized quality assurance organizations, NCQA and URAC.

Contact: Christine Martiny (781) 895-6804 cmartiny@phcs.com