Decosimo Accountants and Business Advisors: Jerry Adams

Decosimo Senior Partner Named Baroness Foundation Director

AUGUST 6, 2004
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jerry Adams, Decosimo Senior Partner, has been named a Director of the Baroness Foundation.

The Baroness Foundation is a vital part of the Chattanooga regional healthcare community. It's mission is to meet the needs of Erlanger Health System patients by providing funds for programs, equipment and excellence in medicine. The foundation is the namesake of Baroness d'Erlanger whose husband, a French nobleman named Baron Frederic d'Erlanger, was the original benefactor of Erlanger Hospital.

Today, Erlanger Hospital and the Erlanger Health System provide comprehensive health care solutions to patients in Chattanooga and throughout the region. With a wide array of Intensive Care Units, the region's only Emergency Heart and Stroke Center, Burn Center and comprehensive pediatric facility - T.C. Thompson's Children Hospital - Erlanger is committed to healing, teaching and leading.

About Decosimo:Decosimo has offices in Chattanooga, Memphis, Cincinnati, Dalton, and Atlanta and is ranked as one of the nation's largest 100 CPA firms. Decosimo serves clients in virtually every industry with Assurance, Tax, Corporate Finance, Health Care Consulting and Family Business Consulting services. The firm has 29 partners and more than 150 professional staff in three states.

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Decosimo Senior Partner Named Baroness Foundation Director

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