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Funding To Support Diversity Demonstration Project CHICAGO, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) today announced that Sodexho, Inc. (NYSE:SDX), leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services, will become a Gold Level sponsor with a three-year $500,000 funding commitment to support NCHL's diversity demonstration project. "Sodexho has an impressive and strong worldwide commitment to diversity, and was recently recognized as #14 in DiversityInc 2006 Top 50 Companies for Diversity. We are honored to have them as our partner as we seek to measure the role that a diverse leadership plays in improving healthcare outcomes such as patient safety," said NCHL President and CEO, Marie E. Sinioris. "We believe this will be groundbreaking research in the field of diversity. As one of our largest corporate sponsors, we are looking forward to building our relationship with Sodexho to help improve healthcare leadership." Sodexho's sponsorship will support a rigorous research model that includes a baseline assessment of diversity and organizational performance, a series of targeted interventions keyed to the assessment results, and a post- intervention assessment of performance. Participants in the diversity demonstration project will be drawn from NCHL's Leadership Excellence Networks, a collaborative network of healthcare providers. "One of our core corporate values is diversity, which is integrated into every facet of our business," said Sodexho, Inc. Health Care Market President and COO, George Chavel. "We believe working with a prestigious organization like NCHL on this important research project will provide valuable insight into the critical need for diverse leadership and cultural competence at healthcare institutions throughout the country." The diversity demonstration project is expected to begin this year with research results available in 2008. About Sodexho Sodexho, Inc. ( http://www.sodexhousa.com/ ) is the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with $6.7 billion in annual revenue and 125,000+ employees. Sodexho offers innovative outsourcing solutions in food service, housekeeping, groundskeeping, plant operations and maintenance, asset management and laundry services to more than 6,000 corporations, healthcare, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, military and remote sites throughout North America. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Sodexho proudly serves as the official food service provider for the U.S. Marine Corps. About the National Center for Healthcare Leadership The National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) is an industry catalyst whose mission is to assure the availability of relevant and accountable healthcare leadership for the 21st century. Its vision is to improve the health of the public through leadership and organizational excellence. For more information, please visit the NCHL website at http://www.nchl.org/ . DATASOURCE: NCHL CONTACT: Marie E. Sinioris, National Center for Healthcare Leadership, +1-312-755-5018 Web site: http://www.sodexhousa.com/ http://www.nchl.org/

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