DALLAS, Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Epic Health Services, Inc., a Dallas-based leading provider of pediatric skilled nursing and therapy, as well as adult home health care services, and Nurses to Go, LLC, a prominent provider of pediatric and adult private duty and home health care services in Missouri, have announced the closing of a definitive agreement under which Epic Health Services has acquired Nurses to Go.

The service offerings of Nurses to Go complement those of Epic Health Services. These include private duty nursing services for children and adults with special medical conditions and needs in home, facility, or school settings, as well as pre- and post-partum mom and newborn nursing care and services related to high risk pregnancies, newborn preparation and care, ongoing education and guidance, and chronic and acute illnesses. In addition, Nurses to Go provides medical and surgical nursing care, personal care services, and rehabilitation services, which align well with Epic’s adult home health care services.

The Nurses to Go acquisition provides Epic, which formerly operated from 31 offices and 11 clinics in five states, with four new office locations in Missouri – St. Louis, Festus, Union, and Wentzville.

“We were attracted to Nurses to Go because of their commitment to providing quality care for children and adults in Missouri, while maintaining the highest level of customer service. This commitment to quality and customer service mirrors our own and gives us great comfort that Nurses to Go and Epic will work well together,” said John C. Garbarino, Chairman and CEO of Epic. “We are excited to announce this entrance into the great state of Missouri as part of our long-term service expansion initiative, and we look forward to working closely with the excellent professionals at Nurses to Go who have built the company into the respected provider that it is today.”

Shawn Khojasteh, PhD, co-founder, and CEO of Nurses to Go, believes the integration with Epic Health Services will be a positive and forward looking one. “Our mission has always been to provide the best, most effective, comprehensive, and patient-centered home care possible, while keeping our hometown values,” she affirmed. “Nothing about that will change with this integration into Epic. I am confident that our clinical and operations teams will enhance each other and allow us to continue to build on our common vision and increase our capacity to better serve our patients and their families throughout the state of Missouri.”

Chris Roussos, President and COO of Epic, echoes Shawn’s sentiments. “Epic is attracted to like-minded organizations, and Nurses to Go follows a similar purpose and set of priorities,” he said. “Due to the close alignment of our priorities and culture and the melding of our operational and clinical best practices, we believe that together we can serve more patients and deliver more enhanced care than we could if we remained separate.”

Nurses to Go will operate through the integration period as Nurses to Go, an Epic Health Services Company.

About Nurses to Go, LLC
Established in 2002 by a team of medical professionals, Nurses to Go (www.nursestogo.org) set out to provide the state of Missouri with the highest standards of home health care in order to enhance the quality of life of patients and their families. Since that time, Nurses to Go has assisted thousands of clients in their ongoing journey to achieve their highest level of functionality. Nurses to Go has been ranked in the “Top Ten St. Louis Home Health Care Providers” by The St. Louis Business Journal and has been identified several times as one of St. Louis’ fastest growing privately held companies and largest women-owned businesses state-wide.

About Epic Health Services, Inc.
Epic Health Services (www.epichealthservices.com) was founded in 2001 and has since become a leading provider of pediatric skilled nursing and therapy services, as well as adult home health services, including skilled nursing, therapy, personal care, and behavioral health nursing. Success in healthcare requires the delivery of exceptional care that meets the needs of patients, families, payers, and society. By maintaining a focus on quality care and extraordinary customer service, Epic continues to grow and serve even more patients. At the close of this transaction, Epic owns and operates 35 home health care branches and 11 outpatient therapy centers across six states.

Media Contact: Rachel O’Neal
Epic Health Services, Inc.
Phone: 214-466-1376
E-mail: rachel.oneal@epichealthservices.com

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