- 13 September, 2005 -

Craig Gattinger, CEO, LifeMark Health, Canada's largest provider of integrated rehabilitation services, is pleased to announce that the company has acquired MEDIchair. Terms of the private sale between the two Calgary-based companies were not disclosed. MEDichair is North America's largest and fastest growing Home Medical Equipment (HME) franchise company with 59 stores from coast-to-coast in Canada. "LifeMark Health and MEDIchair have a long-standing referral relationship in the Canadian healthcare industry," explains Gattinger. "We believe the MEDIchair acquisition is a natural extension of this relationship and builds on LifeMark Health's strategy to become Canada's largest full service provider of both integrated rehabilitation services and patient care products." Stan Murray, President & COO of MEDIchair concurred: "This is a good fit that benefits both companies. In acquiring MEDIchair, LifeMark Health gains a national, established presence in the HME market place. MEDIchair also benefits from LifeMark Health's strength as a national provider of integrated rehabilitation services." "With the addition of MEDIchair, we have strengthened and broadened our full suite of integrated rehabilitation services and patient care products," says Gattinger. "We now have the resources to provide total patient care services to the combined customer base of LifeMark Health and MEDIchair that is unmatched anywhere in Canada." MEDIchair is a national, Canadian-owned HME company with 59 franchise stores employing approximately 400 staff. Before the MEDIchair acquisition, LifeMark Health had more that 800 employees in 53 locations from coast-to-coast in Canada. Combined, LifeMark Health companies will have approximately 1200 employees in more than 110 locations in Canada. About MEDIchair ? "the home medical equipment specialists" MEDIchair is a LifeMark Health company. It is North America's largest and fastest growing Home Medical Equipment (HME) franchise company with stores from coast-to-coast in Canada. Each store carries a comprehensive line of Home Medical Equipment and soft/disposable personal health care products. These specialty products are designed to enhance the quality of life for people experiencing disabilities, injuries, surgeries and aging. MEDIchair prides itself on providing caring, knowledgeable and highly trained consultants committed to finding the right home health care product solution for each customer. The franchise company also promotes good health through its public education and awareness programs. www.medichair.com About LifeMark Health Calgary-based LifeMark Health is Canada's largest full service provider of both integrated rehabilitation services and patient care products. LifeMark Health along with its Columbia Health Centre and MEDIchair brands has approximately 1200 employees in more than 110 clinics and franchise stores from coast-to-coast in Canada. www.lifemark.ca For more information, please contact: Mr. Craig Gattinger, Chief Executive Officer, LifeMark Health (403) 206-3399 Mr. Stan Murray, MEDIchair (403) 204-1419 Mr. Neil Bousquet APR, PR MEDIchair (403) 256-8834 neil.bousquet@shaw.ca

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