January 12, 2010
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Harden Healthcare Announces New Management Appointments

AUSTIN, Texas—Harden Healthcare announced today three new management appointments to its long-term care division,which includes MBS Rehab, MBS Pharmacy and TRISUN Healthcare, an operator of senior care facilities throughout Texas. Blake Church is the new vice president of finance for that division while Marjorie Darrow and Victoria Palm were both promoted from facility administrator to regional vice president of TRISUN’s Central and Southern Region, respectively.

Prior to his position at Harden, Church was with ACW Real Estate Partners and also served as CFO for Stratford Companies, a developer and operator of continuing care retirement communities. He was a captain in the U.S. Army and also holds a master of business administration from the University of Colorado.

Darrow has been with TRISUN since April 2006 when she joined the company as the administrator at Temple Living Center West, where she served in that capacity until her recent promotion. Her region includes the Austin area, Temple and Hewitt.

Prior to joining TRISUN she worked for Sava Senior Care, a provider of short- and long-term health care services, where she served as a facility level social worker, a regional social worker and administrator. She holds a degree in social work from Texas A&M University—Central Texas.

Palm, a Texas Tech graduate, has been a long-term care professional for over 20 years and serves on several local and state committees regarding issues facing long-term care. Prior to her position as regional vice president, she was an administrator at TRISUN Care Center Windcrest in San Antonio. She has been with TRISUN since April 2004 and will oversee facilities in San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Sinton, Portland and Fredericksburg.

About Harden Healthcare
Harden Healthcare was formed in December, 2001, to own and manage senior care facilities. After significant expansion, the company is now positioned to serve the post–acute continuum in the Central U.S. Harden currently manages 35 senior care facilities in Texas through its subsidiary TRISUN Healthcare.  Harden also provides therapy services (MBS Rehab), long-term care pharmacy services (MBS Pharmacy), and hospice services (Lighthouse Hospice) in Texas.  The company’s home health subsidiary, Girling Health Care, provide home health services in nine states.  For more information, visit www.hardenhealthcare.com.