TAKE CARE Health Systems^SM APPLAUDS AAFP FOR DEFINING "DESIRED ATTRIBUTES" FOR RETAIL HEALTH CLINICS

01.10.06

Take Care^SM President/CEO Notes Alignment with Outlined Attributes; Cites Early Influence of American Academy of Family Physicians in Shaping Company's Service Offering

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA (JANUARY 10, 2006) — Take Care Health Systems^SM, a leading operator in the emerging retail-based health care centers, announced today that the company wholeheartedly supports the "Desired Attributes of Retail Health Clinics" identified by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) as important to patient care offered by retail health clinics and as the foundation on which its clinics are built.

The company also noted that Take Care's guiding principles are fully aligned with the desired attributes, which the AAFP Board of Directors approved to provide guidance for its physician membership on whether to work collaboratively with various health care centers, now existing in over a dozen states and expanding nationally.

"We cannot say enough about the AAFP's commitment to understanding this emerging care model and their efforts to contribute to shaping quality and accessibility within this delivery system," said Peter Miller, President/CEO and co-founder of Take Care. The AAFP's desired attributes of retail health clinics were distributed this past month to constituent chapters and members:

• A well-defined and limited scope of clinical services;
• Clinical services and treatment plans that are evidence-based and quality improvement-oriented;
• Formal connections with physician practices in the community, preferably with family medicine practices, to provide continuity of care. Other health professionals should operate only in accordance with state and local regulations and should be part of a care team operating under physician supervision;
• Codified systems for referring patients to physicians when patients' symptoms exceed the clinics' scope of services;
• Use of electronic health record systems — preferably, systems that are compatible with the continuity-of-care record supported by the AAFP — that can communicate patients' information with the family physicians' offices.

(Source: AAFP News Now, "AAFP Defines Ideal Retail Health Clinics," 1/3/06)

Miller added, "We have held several discussions with the AAFP for the past year, and approached them to incorporate their feedback into our commitment to providing high quality patient centered care in an accessible manner, making sure that our model of care was integrated into the broader health care provider marketplace."

Michael Fleming, former Board Chair of the AAFP and a family physician, commented, "The desired ideals as outlined by the AAFP have been integrated into Take Care's mission and vision from the very beginning of the company's inception. Retail health care's well-defined scope and local ties to traditional healthcare will make a positive difference in the communities they serve. I believe that Take Care shares the same values and objectives as the AAFP and arrived at these same tenets of their own volition." Dr. Fleming joined Take Care's National Medical Advisory Board in January 2006 after his term as Board Chair of the AAFP expired last year.

Take Care Health Centers^SM are professional, high quality family health care clinics with two private exam rooms, located within retail pharmacies. At the core of Take Care's philosophy of high quality, compassionate patient care, is the Take Care Nurse Practitioner. Take Care's family NP's utilize sophisticated medical software to follow clear clinical protocols based on guidelines established by the medical community to diagnose, treat, and write commonly used prescriptions for standard family illnesses in each Care Center. Illnesses treated by Take Care Nurse Practitioners include strep throat; eye, ear and sinus infections; seasonal allergies; poison ivy and other skin rashes; insect bites and urinary tract infections. Beyond treatment of common ailments, Take Care Health Centers provide diagnostic screenings for conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Vaccinations to be offered in early 2006 include those for tetanus, influenza and meningitis. Take Care Health Centers treat patients over the age of 24 months and no appointments are necessary.

Take Care operates through an integrated, team-based approach with the medical communities in the markets where they operate, to maintain optimal referral networks and integration of patient care.

To date, nineteen Take Care Health Centers are open in the Portland, Oregon and the Greater Kansas City area. Next on the horizon for Take Care will be an East Coast expansion with Brooks-Eckerd in cities to be announced in the first quarter of 2006. Take Care's goal is to open upwards of 1400 centers in 70 markets by the end of 2008 with leading pharmacy retail chains Rite Aid, Osco Drug and Brooks Eckerd Pharmacies. In doing so, the company believes it can truly make a difference in the lives of consumers by being five to ten minutes from where most Americans live or work.

"We see these tenets as a positive step for the industry, and we hope others emerging in this space will join us in support of the AAFP," said Miller. "Working together, we believe that we can make great strides to improve patient care for all Americans."

About Take Care Health Systems^SM
By working with national retail pharmacies across the nation, focusing on collaboration with traditional healthcare channels and leveraging best–in-class technology, Take Care Health Systems of Conshohocken, PA is bringing high-quality, convenient and affordable healthcare to all Americans. Take Care's vision is to marry best practices in medicine and the expertise and personal care of Take Care Nurse Practitioners with world-class customer service, filling a critical need in America by providing easy access to healthcare. The company's nurse practitioners focus exclusively on diagnosis, treatment, screenings and vaccinations for common family illnesses. From providing an easy entry point to healthcare to a pathway to electronic medical records, Take Care believes its care model has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery — both by bringing more individuals into healthcare and ultimately lowering costs within the system. The firm was co-founded by noted entrepreneur Hal Rosenbluth, a travel industry expert on customer service, and skilled consumer marketing executive, Peter Miller, a former Johnson & Johnson consumer healthcare leader. For more information on the company please visit www.takecarehealth.com.

Key Contacts:

Lauren Tierney
Take Care Health Systems^SM
(484) 351-3212