Bayshore HealthCare honoured with Platinum Club member status with Canada's Best Managed Companies

Bayshore named one of Canada's 50 Best managed Companies for seventh consecutive year

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Feb. 26, 2013 /CNW/ - Bayshore HealthCare, Canada's largest national provider of community health care services, is proud to announce it has achieved Platinum Club member status with Canada's Best Managed Companies program by retaining its Best Managed designation for seven consecutive years. This national distinction recognizes Bayshore's consistency, commitment and ability to be flexible in a changing marketplace.

"Bayshore is committed to demonstrating innovation and leadership in the Canadian home health care industry. Achieving Platinum Club member status recognizes this commitment and acknowledges our continued success," said Stuart Cottrelle, President of Bayshore HealthCare "As a company we are dedicated to continuously evolving with society. With an aging demographic and a greater reliance on home care services, Bayshore is looking to the future to ensure we have the right systems in place to continue to offer quality care and services that our clients and their families expect."

Bayshore's success and recognition as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies rests on four key business principles: a culture of commitment; a diversified business model; a strong national presence; and ensuring its branches are part of the communities they serve. Of these four principles, a culture of commitment has been the biggest factor in the company's success.

"At Bayshore, the key to our success is the hard work and tremendous dedication of our employees across the country," says Cottrelle. "Our employees bring the highest levels of innovation, drive and leadership to help the people they serve. They consistently go the extra mile for our clients. It is their passion and unwavering commitment that has truly earned Bayshore Platinum Club member status."

"Companies that have earned Platinum Club status in Canada's Best Managed Companies program have shown a strong sense of vision and demonstrated a continued commitment to their corporate values," said Jon Hountalas, Executive Vice-President, Business Banking, CIBC. "Platinum Club winners are examples of excellence in Canadian business."

2012 winners of the Canada's Best Managed Companies award, along with the Gold Standard winners, Requalified and Platinum Club members will be honoured at the annual Best Managed gala in Toronto on April 16, 2013. On the same date, the Best Managed symposium will address leading-edge business issues that are key to the success of today's business leaders.

About Canada's Best Managed Companies
Canada's Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on four levels: 1) Best Managed winner (one of the 50 new winners selected each year); 2) Requalified member (repeat winners retain the Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 3) Gold Standard winner (After three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully reapplied for the designation. Companies may requalify for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review; 4) Platinum Club member (winners that maintain Best Managed status for a minimum of six consecutive years). Program sponsors are Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, and Queen's School of Business. For further information, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca. Visit the online community for private companies the Best Managed channel on FP Executive: www.financialpost.com/bestmanaged

About Bayshore
Bayshore HealthCare is one of the country's leading providers of home and community health care services and a Canadian-owned company. Its services are purchased by government care programs, insurance companies, workers' compensation boards, health care organizations, the corporate sector and the public. The Bayshore brand extends across four business divisions: Bayshore Home Health (medical and non-medical home care and staffing services), Bayshore Specialty Rx (specialty pharmacy, infusion and pharmaceutical patient support services), Bayshore Therapy & Rehab (physiotherapy and rehabilitation services) and Bayshore Dialysis (dialysis centers). The company's goal is to enhance the quality of life, well-being, dignity and independence of Canadians of all ages. Bayshore HealthCare has been a recipient of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies award since 2006. For more information, call 1-877-289-3997 or visit www.bayshore.ca.
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