Overview
Health Grades, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGRD) is the leading healthcare ratings organization, providing ratings, profiles and costs of hospitals, nursing
homes and physicians. Millions of consumers, hundreds of hospitals, and large employers and health plans rely on HealthGrades'
independent ratings and decision-support resources to make healthcare decisions based on the quality and cost of care.
Product & Services
Consumers The 3.0 million monthly visitors to healthgrades.com find quality ratings and costs of the nation's 5,000 hospitals and 16,000
nursing homes as well as award-winning, in-depth profiles of the nation's 650,000 physicians. As a leader in the consumer revolution in
healthcare, more individuals select their doctors and hospitals with HealthGrades.
Hospitals HealthGrades helps hospitals understand, measurably improve and promote the quality of care they deliver through a suite of
products and physician-led clinical-advisory services. HealthGrades currently works with more than 350 hospitals nationwide and produces
well-respected public studies of hospital quality in areas that include clinical excellence, patient safety and women's health.
Employers and Health Plans Large employers and health plans provide their employees and members with HealthGrades' suite of
decision-support tools, which compare the quality and costs of hospitals, physicians and nursing homes to help individuals make value-
based decisions and live healthier lives. By avoiding high-cost, low-performing healthcare providers, employers and health plans using
HealthGrades' Healthcare Management Suite create healthier employees and members, and reign in their healthcare costs. HealthGrades
also provides unique market analytics related to hospitals and physicians to a range of organizations.
Physicians HealthGrades gives physicians the opportunity to educate patients about their practices through HealthGrades' Internet
Patient AcquisitionTM program on HealthGrades.com and in HealthGrades' Healthcare Management Suite.
Liability Insurers HealthGrades helps more than 40 liability insurance companies, including the top three nursing home and hospital
insurers, assess providers' quality and risk potential.
General
Partnerships:
3M, J.D. Power and Associates, Bridges to Excellence
Ticker:
Nasdaq:
HGRD
Headquarters:
500 Golden Ridge Road, Suite 100, Golden, CO 80401
Founded:
1998
Management Team
HealthGrades has a highly qualified management team with extensive knowledge and understanding of the healthcare industry. The
management team has worked in the healthcare industry for more than 20 years on average.
Kerry R. Hicks
David G. Hicks
President and Chief Executive Officer Executive
Vice
President
Sarah P. Loughran
Allen Dodge
Executive Vice President
CFO/Executive Vice President
Steven Wood, PhD
Tod Baker
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President, Internet Patient Acquisition
Samantha Collier, MD
Kirk Schreck
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Senior Vice President, Provider Sales
Mike Shanks
Bill Wosilius
Senior Vice President, Finance
Senior Vice President, Operations
Contacts
Corporate Contacts:
Media Contact
:
Allen Dodge
Kerry Hicks
Scott Shapiro
CFO/Executive Vice President
President/CEO
VP, Corporate Communications
(303) 716-0041
(303) 716-0041 (720)
963-6584
sshapiro@healthgrades.com
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