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MedExpress Urgent Care Names Michael Geldart As Chief Operations Officer

January 1 2010

West Virginia company also names Vice President of Human Resources and Vice President of Clinical Operations MedExpress Urgent Care, a national leader delivering affordable, high-quality care for those seeking non-emergency medical treatment, announced today the appointment of Michael Geldart, JD, as Chief Operations Officer. MedExpress has also announced the appointment of Russ Sullivan, JD, as Vice President of Human Resources and the promotion of Troy Steckler to Vice President of Clinical Operations.

The key roles strengthen and broaden the management team at MedExpress, which operates 40 full-service walk-in urgent care centers across the country, with several under development and scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2010.

"MedExpress is a patient-centered urgent care model and has been built on delivering high-quality, efficient health care to our patients," said Dr. Frank Alderman, President and CEO of MedExpress Urgent Care. "We are able to do this because we have compiled and continue to grow a talented, experienced team that delivers on these promises that are the foundation of MedExpress."

Geldart, who joins MedExpress from a previous role as Executive Vice President at CCS Medical and as a partner at Holland & Knight, LLP, will be responsible for the supervision and oversight of business and clinical operations and will support strategic direction for the Company.

Sullivan will be responsible for the development and execution of strategies for staffing, training, employee relations and compensation; payroll automated information systems; and organizational design. Previously, Sullivan was the Director of Human Resources for Alliance Care, and Vice President of People Development at American Dental Partners.

Steckler, who has been with MedExpress since May of 2003, will be responsible for clinical operations oversight; clinical policy and procedure development; office and clinical supply research; equipment and usage guidelines development; as well as the acting HIPAA privacy and OSHA safety officer. Previously, Steckler served as the Regional Director of Clinical Operations for MedExpress in Florida.