• Meridian Opens Washington, D.C. Pulmonary Center

(Tallahassee, FL / February 20, 2009) Meridian Healthcare Group ("Meridian") has entered into an agreement to develop and operate a pulmonary rehabilitation clinic and pulmonary diagnostic center in Washington, D.C. with Drs. Lamming-Lee and Squires.

The Washington, D.C. center will expand Meridian’s network facilities in the DC metroplex that includes sites in Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Alexandria and Winchester, Virginia.

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.