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RedBrick Health and Ridgeview Medical Center Help Ridgeview Employees Take Ownership of Their Health

Posted on: Thursday, 8 November 2007, 09:00 CST

RedBrick Health today announced that it has been selected by Ridgeview Medical Center to deliver a fully integrated set of advocacy services, health resources, and financial incentives. RedBrick Health will support and motivate Ridgeview's 1,200 employees as they take ownership of their personal health. The partnership helps to fulfill Ridgeview's goal to have the healthiest employees in Minnesota.

Ridgeview is an independent, regional health care network serving the Twin Cities west metro area. Its network includes the Waconia-based acute care hospital, a multitude of primary and specialty care clinics, emergency services and specialty programs. As the medical center's Consumer-Owned Health partner, RedBrick Health will help Ridgeview to:

Improve employee health through personalized programs, coaching, and incentives;

Increase employees' understanding of the health care system and its related costs;

Offer increased levels of support for employees as they access the health care system;

Provide highly personalized resources designed to help each employee at the individual level; and

Realize health care savings through improved employee health and benefit management.

"We are excited to partner with Ridgeview Medical Center, a company that continues to be on the forefront of health benefits innovation," said Kyle Rolfing, RedBrick Health CEO. "Together, we will connect health financing, personal health and wellness, and independent advocacy to create true consumer ownership for a healthier population with lower costs."

"Our selection of RedBrick Health demonstrates that we are actively pursuing measures to improve our overall health through motivated action at the individual level. RedBrick Health will help us to maximize our health and well-being as we strive to be the healthiest employees in Minnesota," said Robert Stevens, Ridgeview Medical Center president and CEO.

About Ridgeview Medical Center

Ridgeview Medical Center is an independent, regional health care network serving the Twin Cities west metro area. Its network includes the Waconia-based acute care hospital, a multitude of primary and specialty care clinics, emergency services and specialty programs. Ridgeview hospital and its associated clinics and physicians have a well-earned reputation for clinical excellence and extraordinary service. For more information on Ridgeview Medical Center and its clinics, visit www.ridgeviewmedical.org.

About RedBrick Health

RedBrick Health, a health services company headquartered in Minneapolis, was founded in 2006 to lead the transition from employer sponsored health care to Consumer-Owned Health. RedBrick Health uses financial tools and incentives, customized personal health maps, and independent customer advocacy to generate greater individual responsibility, long-term lifestyle changes, and substantial return on investment. RedBrick Health focuses its services on both large and small companies and their employees. For more information visit: www.redbrickhealth.com.

Source: Business Wire

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