CareTech Solutions Web Clients Earn National Recognition in 2010 Aster Awards for Healthcare Marketing Excellence

TROY, Mich., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CareTech Solutions, (www.caretech.com) an information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 150 hospitals nationwide, announced today that five of the company's Web products and services healthcare clients have received national recognition in the 2010 Aster Awards which honors the nation's most elite healthcare marketing professionals.

CareTech's client winners are:

Barnes – Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. (www.barnesjewish.org) gold award for website redesign

St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. (http://www.stlouischildrens.org/) gold award for website

Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (http://www.browardhealth.org/nbmc) gold award for website

Detroit Medical Center (DMC) in Detroit, Mich.  (http://www.dmc.org/) bronze award for website

Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. (http://www.blessinghospital.org/) bronze award for website

"It's clear the Web is becoming more and more important to hospitals throughout the country, if not the most important aspect of their overall communications mix," said Chris Catallo, director, Web products and services, CareTech Solutions. "Receiving these nationally recognized awards denotes a major endorsement for the effort and investments being made by our clients into the web as a strategic communications platform for brand building and connectivity between patients, physicians and the broader patient community."

The Aster Awards, one of the largest national competitions of its kind, is hosted by Marketing Healthcare Today magazine and Creative Images, Inc.  This elite program has been recognizing outstanding healthcare professionals for excellence in advertising and marketing for more than 16 years. The 2010 Aster Awards received approximately 3,000 entries from the United States, as well as, Canada and South America.  Judging criteria includes creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality and overall appeal.

All winners are posted on the Aster Awards website (www.AsterAwards.com), as well as published in Marketing Healthcare Today.

About CareTech Solutions, Inc.

CareTech Solutions, Inc., an information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 150 hospitals nationwide, creates value for clients through customized solutions that contribute to improving patient care while lowering healthcare costs. From implementing emerging technologies to supporting day-to-day operations, CareTech offers expert IT services across the entire patient data lifecycle.

CareTech Solutions is the 2008 and 2009 Best in KLAS award recipient in the IT Outsourcing (Extensive) segment, as ranked by healthcare executives and professionals in the Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards report. 

For more information, please visit www.caretech.com.

SOURCE CareTech Solutions, Inc.