Partners for More Than a Decade - Dimensions Healthcare System Renews IT Outsourcing Agreement with Phoenix Health Systems for a Fifth Time

DALLAS, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimensions Healthcare System of Prince George's County, Maryland, has renewed its contract for comprehensive IT outsourcing with Phoenix Health Systems. The contract extension for an additional 3 years is the fifth extension of Dimensions' original five-year contract with Phoenix, signed in 1998.

Under the renewed agreement, Phoenix, a national provider of healthcare information technology outsourcing & consulting solutions, will continue to staff and manage the hospital system's Information Services Department, including providing IT strategic planning, project management, network management, desktop support and data center management.

"Phoenix has been a valued partner for many years and we are pleased to continue our relationship," said Neil Moore, Executive Vice President and CFO of Dimensions Healthcare System. "With the complicated issues facing our Health System, Phoenix provides the continuity, dependability and cost predictability that our organization relies upon.  Phoenix has been responsive to our needs and continues to provide value to our organization."

"In today's economic climate of uncertainty and constant change, long term partnerships are an exception.  Phoenix is delighted that Dimensions Healthcare System has once again given its vote of confidence on our continued outsourcing partnership," said Darin LeGrange, President and CEO of Phoenix Health Systems. "We are committed to assisting Dimensions through these difficult times by continuing to offer new ways to add value through innovative IT-based solutions that will improve healthcare delivery and reduce costs."

About Dimensions Healthcare System

Dimensions Healthcare System was formed in 1982 and is an integrated, not-for-profit healthcare system serving residents of Prince George's County, Maryland, and the surrounding area. Dimensions and its member institutions and affiliated organizations provide comprehensive quality healthcare services ranging from prenatal care to behavioral healthcare to rehabilitation services. Affiliate locations include Prince George's Hospital Center, Laurel Regional Hospital, Bowie Health Campus, Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital and Nursing Center, and Larkin Chase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Dimensions is the largest provider of healthcare services in Prince George's County. For additional information, visit www.dimensionshealth.org.

About Phoenix Health Systems

Phoenix Health Systems is a national information technology solutions provider offering an integrated set of professional and technical services to community hospitals and other healthcare organizations. Through client services and IT outsourcing, Phoenix enables any healthcare organization to achieve its long-term objectives of meeting "meaningful use," administrative cost reduction, increased efficiency, improved patient safety and regulatory compliance.  For additional information, please contact Christopher Madeira at (214) 261-0660, or visit www.phoenixhealth.com.

SOURCE Phoenix Health Systems