Encompass Healthcare Becomes Endorsed Vendor of Anesthesia Management Services for TORCH

RICHARDSON, TX, March 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals, a market leader in providing assistance to general acute care hospitals with issues unique to their rural communities has endorsed Encompass Healthcare, a nationally recognized anesthesia management company, as the preferred vendor of anesthesia management services. Encompass Healthcare has been identified by TORCH for ongoing success due to their direct contact with hospitals, physicians, and rural health clinics, the ability to provide cost effective solutions and offer the highest quality anesthesia practices.

TORCH facilities and their hospital affiliates work with an unparalleled group of corporate members from multiple healthcare backgrounds. Only a select number of these members are designated as "Endorsed Vendors". This group is experienced in effectively working with small hospitals, know the special needs of rural providers, and offer high-quality hospital related services.

"Hospitals and medical facilities work with a variety of companies to provide value-added services to patients. TORCH is an organization that provides awareness to its member companies like Encompass Healthcare, who understand the industry and the unique issues hospitals face daily. We're excited to be a part of the TORCH family and look forward to sharing our expertise and know-how to help other facilities across Texas." said Brandon Johnson, CEO for Encompass Healthcare

As a new member of TORCH, Encompass Healthcare will be included in the upcoming TORCH Annual Conference and Trade Show, held in Dallas, TX on April 6th, 7th, & 8th at the Hotel Inter-Continental Dallas. This conference brings together medical professionals and administrators from numerous Texas hospitals who will explore areas that can help rural hospital executives, trustees, and other stakeholders find financial opportunity and security amidst all of this looming uncertainty.

About Encompass Healthcare
Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, Encompass Healthcare is an anesthesia management, billing, and anesthesia consulting service for healthcare staffing and group management since 2004. Encompass Healthcare's visionary management team has paved the way for the future of short term or long term anesthesia needs. Encompass Healthcare believes that the anesthesia staff is one of the most critical assets, and it should be managed for profitability, growth, and with teamwork.

Encompass Healthcare use proven tools and methods to generate essential information to anesthesia staffing problems to turn around your anesthesia department.

• We first analyze your current staffing model
• Create a new staffing model if needed
• Complete a billing and collections assignment
• Analyze administrative operations
• Create analysis for adding a new anesthesia services and expanding existing services
• Customized solutions- we design an effective solution to your dilemma.

To learn more about Encompass Healthcare and how we can help support and manage your anesthesia staff, visit our web site at: http://www.encompasshca.com or call us at 214.239.1610