PHOENIX, AZ (January 1, 2010) – CareMeridian, a leading provider of post acute healthcare alternatives, today announced the six-month anniversary of its Phoenix facility, located at 5301 East Thomas Road.

Since its inception in June 2009, CareMeridian Phoenix has provided care to patients with needs ranging from multiple trauma, fractures, tracheostomy care, wound care, and spinal cord injuries to severe traumatic brain injury. In a home-like environment, the location offers 31 beds, state-of-the-art equipment, and individualized care plans.

“We are very proud of our facility and the many patient success stories we have to tell in such a short period since we opened,” said Amie Graham, Director of Nursing.

At the end of the year, one former patient walked into the facility to say goodbye before he returned home to Mexico. When he arrived at CareMeridian early in the fall, he was recovering from a severe horseback riding accident, which initially left him unable to walk due to a broken pelvis.

In another case, patient Patrick Parks, 49, was given a 1 percent chance of survival after a devastating work-related accident in November 2008. When CareMeridian opened last June, he was moved to the facility for post-acute care. His wife Michelle praises the CareMeridian team for the progress he has made.

“CareMeridian’s name says it all. They truly care about the residents and their families,” she said. “The entire staff is extremely knowledgeable, competent and sensitive, and understands the specific needs of patients with injuries involving brain trauma.”

CareMeridian, a partner of The MENTOR Network, provides cost-effective, sophisticated post acute care alternatives for catastrophically ill or injured patients of all ages. With 14 locations located throughout Northern, Central and Southern California, as well as in the Southwest locations of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona, CareMeridian provides a unique service delivery model, merging the aesthetics of a residential environment within the framework of state-of-the-art technology and personalized service from an experienced and skilled health care team.

The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain, spinal cord and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families in nearly 40 states. To learn more, visit www.thementornetwork.com

Contact:
Dan Larson
Chief Development Officer
314.440.4257
dlarson@caremeridian.com