May 7, 2010, Gallipolis, OH - Honored for excellence in advertising in the 2010 Aster Awards, Holzer Clinic received both a Gold Recognition for their “Imagine the Possibilities” Diagnostic Imaging campaign and a Silver Recognition for their “Your Time is Important” Orthopedic campaign in this year’s competition.

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 recognizes outstanding healthcare professionals for excellence in their advertising/ marketing efforts for the calendar year 2009.

The 2010 Aster Awards received entries from across the United States as well as Canada and South America. Participant’s entries competed against similar-sized organizations in their category. Entries must score at least in the top 85% to receive an award. Judging criteria includes creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality and overall appeal.

“It was an honor to have Holzer Clinic participate in the 2010 Aster Awards Competition. They placed in the top 5% of the nation. The quality of this year’s entries went well beyond the judges’ expectations,” said Melinda R. Lucas, Aster Awards Program Coordinator.

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

Holzer Clinic… Medical Excellence, Local Caring.

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Holzer Clinic is a multiple discipline health care system of over 140 board certified physicians providing care in more than thirty areas of expertise. With nine locations throughout southeastern Ohio and western West Virginia, Holzer Clinic provides “Medical Excellence, coupled with Local Caring”.

Holzer Clinic is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview, please contact MarJean Kennedy @ 740-441-3288 or MKennedy@holzerclinic.com