To: HEALTH/MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Cary Conway, +1-972-731-9242, Cell: +1-214-793-5705, cary@conwaycommunication.com, for DFWBGH DALLAS, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today issued formal recognition of the Puget Sound Health Alliance as part of an expanded network of region-based organizations focused on improving the quality of health care while reducing health care cost inflation.