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CareSouth Health System Inc.
	Private
Founded	November 1, 1995 (Augusta, Georgia, USA)
Headquarters	Augusta, Georgia, USA
Key people	Rick Griffin, CEO & President John Southern, CFO Norma English, COO
Industry	Health Care Plans
Products	Home Care Service Health Insurance
Revenue	$2.4 billion USD (2006)
Net income	$804.9 million USD (2006)
Employees	750 (2006) ^[1]
Slogan	"Healthcare at Home"
Website	www.caresouth.com

CareSouth Health System Inc., also known as CareSouth Health or CareSouth, is a private American healthcare company that provides a range of home care services and health insurance. It is the largest provider of home care service in the country.

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1 History
2 Operations
3 Key People
4 References
5 External Links

History

CareSouth was founded in November 1, 1995 in Augusta, Georgia by the Central Georgia Health System. ^[1] In 1998, the company was aquired by Capitol Partners, LLC from the Central Georgia Health System, enabling CareSouth to expand its presence. In January 2003, CareSouth partnered with Horizon Homecare and uses its software to improve business management effiency. Throughout 2002 throught 2006, CareSouth bought out 5 different companies in California, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, and North Carolina. ^[1] The company currently owns 14 certified home care agemcies and operates 32 branches which generates an estimates $70 million in revenue per year. ^[1]

Operations

In 2007, the company has more than $20 billion USD in assets.

Key People

Since the company was founded in 1995, Rick Griffin remains as the President & CEO of the company.

Rick Griffin - President & CEO
John M. Southern - Chief Financial Officer
Norma English - Chief Operating Officer
J. Ken Bell - Senior Vice President

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d [1]

External Links

Company's website

Category: Health maintenance organizations

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