CLEVELAND (April 10, 2008) – UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, has designated Elyria, Ohio-based EMH Regional Medical Center as a UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center.

To achieve Premium Cardiac Specialty Center designation, EMH Regional Medical Center has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert guidance from industry-leading organizations such as the National Committee on Quality Assurance, American College of Cardiology and The Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance.  With the addition of EMH Regional Medical Center, there are now 27 hospitals in Ohio that have received the designation.

The UnitedHealth Premium Specialty Center designation program gives UnitedHealthcare health plan participants information about, and access to, cardiac hospitals that meet rigorous quality criteria.  The designation is based on detailed information about specialized training, practice capabilities and proficiencies and is designed to help consumers make informed decisions about where to seek cardiac care.

“At UnitedHealthcare, we recognize the importance of access to quality cardiac care, as heart disease is the leading cause of death in Ohio and the United States,” said Dr. Giesele Greene, medical director, UnitedHealthcare of Northern Ohio.  “We are pleased to recognize EMH Regional Medical Center as a newly designated UnitedHealth Premium Specialty Center in Ohio.  .  Our customers in Lorain County can rest assured knowing that EMH Regional Medical Center strives to the highest cardiac care standards.”

“Our community and our patients should feel confident knowing that EMH has been recognized nationally for excellent clinical outcomes in interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and cardiac surgery,” said Charlotte Wray, director of Cardiovascular Services at EMH.  “The rigorous standards to which EMH was held to achieve this designation reaffirms that we are providing top-quality cardiac care. Our great team of doctors, nurses and technicians are always reviewing our practices and procedures to make sure our patients get the care they need during the most critical times.”

About EMH Regional Healthcare System
EMH Regional Healthcare System’s mission is to improve the health of our community through safe, high-quality and cost-effective care.  To fulfill this mission, EMH Regional Medical Center, Amherst Hospital, The EMH Center for Health & Fitness in Avon, and a multi-disciplinary medical staff provide services to meet the needs of the community.  EMH Regional Medical Center was founded in 1908 as a community hospital and has evolved into one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals.  For more information, visit www.emh-healthcare.org.

About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com) provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services.  The company organizes access to quality, affordable health care services on behalf of more than 25 million individual consumers, contracting directly with more than 560,000 physicians and care professionals and 4,800 hospitals nationwide to offer them broad, convenient access to services nationwide.  In Ohio, United has a network of more than 19,600 physicians and providers and 179 hospitals. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company.