• Meridian Expands to Richmond, Virginia

(Tallahassee, FL / June 4, 2007) Meridian Healthcare Group, Inc. ("Meridian") has entered into an agreement to provide respiratory therapy services to DaVita in Richmond, Virginia.

DaVita provides dialysis services to individuals diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at over 1,300 outpatient dialysis facilities and acute units in over 800 hospitals in 42 states and the District of Columbia, serving approximately 103,000 patients.

"Meridian is pleased to work with DaVita in providing respiratory services to their patients with chronic kidney disease and looks forward to expanding our business relationship," according to Tom Futch, Meridian's President & CEO. We have been shaping the future of respiratory care for over four decades and are pleased to expand our services to the residents of Richmond.”

Meridian Healthcare Group, headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, is a nationally recognized leader in the field of pulmonary medicine providing services to patients in thirty-eight states.

As one of the largest providers of contract therapy and disease state management in the United States, Meridian has built a national network of clinical programs in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, homecare centers, polysomnography laboratories and respiratory pharmacies.

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