• Meridian to Develop State College Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center

(Tallahassee, FL / February 04, 2008) Meridian Healthcare Group, Inc. ("Meridian") has entered into an agreement to operate a pulmonary rehabilitation clinic in State College, Pennsylvania.

The pulmonary rehabilitation clinic is being developed with Mount Nittany Medical Center. Mount Nittany Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community-owned, 201-bed acute care facility leading the region in medical, surgical, outpatient, diagnostic and cancer care services. The medical center employs over 1,300 skilled healthcare professionals and has more than 240 credentialed, independently-employed physicians in 43 specialties and subspecialties.

“Meridian currently provides respiratory care and cardiopulmonary diagnostic services at Mount Nittany Medical Center. The pulmonary rehabilitation clinic will enhance the clinical management of patients with chronic lung disease, said Tom R. Futch, Meridian President & CEO. Meridian has been shaping the future of respiratory care for over four decades.”

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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