CHS Selected for Prestigious 2008 Global Outsourcing 100

International Association of Outsourcing Professionals
Places CHS in top-ranked Leaders Category

Vienna, VA. – February 29, 2008 – Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (CHS), a leading national workforce health management company, today announced it has been named to the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals’ (IAOP) influential 2008 Global Outsourcing 100, which recognizes the world’s best outsourcing service providers. CHS was ranked in the Leaders Category for the second straight year among other larger, established companies.

“We are proud of this honorable distinction and will continue to deliver excellence,” said Mel Hall, Chairman and CEO of CHS.  “Today, as more companies face the reality of rising health care costs, outsourced workforce health programs have become crucial components in building a stable, healthy and productive workforce. As pioneers in the industry for the last thirty years, we remain at the forefront in meeting the explosive demand for outsourced workforce health solutions.”

“The Global Outsourcing 100 list has become the definitive go-to resource that companies use to make better informed outsourcing decisions and comparisons of providers,” said Michael F. Corbett, Chairman, IAOP. “It is an extremely valuable resource for both the players named and the businesses around the world that use outsourcing services.”

Recognizing the world’s best outsourcing service providers, the 2008 Global Outsourcing 100 is based on applications received and evaluated by an independent judge’s panel. The 2008 judges’ panel is chaired by Jag Dalal, COP, a senior executive who has worked extensively in the field of outsourcing at major U.S. corporations including Carrier, Data General, Unisys, and Xerox and is today Managing Director, Thought Leadership, IAOP. The panel includes:

• Dr. Tina Dacin, Queen’s School of Business (Canada) E. Marie Shantz Professor of Strategy & Organizational Behavior
• Vera Marques, CIO BASF -Brasil
• Manish Sahai, Vice President, Customer Service International, Service Network Partners, American Express
• Kurt Kohorst, COP, Assistant Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing, Safeco Insurance
• Robert van der Eijk, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Arno IJmker, Partner, Quint Wellington Redwood

About CHS

Founded in 1975, CHS is the industry’s trusted provider of onsite health centers and national examination programs. Major corporations and government agencies look to CHS for workforce health and productivity management solutions including onsite primary care, occupational health and pharmacy services, as well as nationwide pre-placement and fitness-for-duty exams. CHS’ onsite health centers provide a range of treatment and prevention programs focused on acute and chronic health conditions. CHS tailors health care delivery to employers’ overarching benefits strategies and supports each organization with integrated health information systems. CHS can also deploy medical readiness teams to respond to employers’ health care needs on an emergency basis. For more information, visit the CHS web site at http://www.chsmedical.com.

About IAOP

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), with 40,000 corporate, professional, and associate members worldwide, is leading the effort to transform the world of business through outsourcing. Its client-side members are, on average, responsible for $60 million per year of outsourcing spending with some overseeing outsourcing programs in the billions of dollars. Through professional and ethical standards, the Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) Program, educational programs including The Outsourcing World Summit®, and recognitions such as The Outsourcing Hall of Fame and The Global Outsourcing 100, IAOP is advancing one of the 21st century’s most important new management fields - outsourcing. To learn more, visit www.outsourcingprofessional.org.

About The Global Outsourcing 100

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