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Franklin & Seidelmann to Serve Adventist Health Central Valley Network in Professional Radiology Services Agreement

Comprehensive Services Provide Cutting-Edge Enterprise Benefits

CLEVELAND, OH—February 09, 2010—Franklin & Seidelmann (F&S), a leading, national full-service radiology interpretations provider, has begun the initial implementation to provide Adventist Health Central Valley Network with comprehensive exclusive services for radiology interpretations for Adventist Health's multiple facilities in Hanford and Selma, Calif. The contract specifies transitional services beginning this month and will ramp up to full services within approximately 60 days.

Adventist Health Central Valley Network selected F&S with its more than 100 board-certified radiologists to provide radiology services at its three hospitals and Central California Imaging Center. Radiologists will be recruited, credentialed and brought on-site as F&S staff for general radiology reports, consults and procedures such as interventional radiology with about half of all exams being read on-site. The remaining specialized interpretations will be read off-site by F&S's network of highly regarded subspecialized radiologists across the United States, all connected by a large proprietary technology infrastructure built by F&S to deliver mission-critical diagnoses within committed turnaround times and with highly definitive and directive report quality.

"F&S was chosen from several radiology providers after a careful process of interviews conducted by our network and medical staff leaders," said Richard L. Rawson, president and CEO of Adventist Health Central Valley Network. "We made the decision to partner with F&S because of their reputation for reliable, consistent and timely reports, along with their focus on subspecialty radiology, something new to our network. Our goal is to provide the best service to our patients and physicians across our enterprise."

"F&S radiologists are excited to work with Hanford and Selma's network, one of our largest partners on the West Coast," said Dr. Frank Seidelmann, F&S chairman and co-founder. "We look forward to working with Adventist Health because we share the same goals of providing the best possible diagnoses for patients so that their local physicians can provide the best total care," he said. "F&S's expertise has shown real-world results. For example Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio, saw a 26-percentage point increase in overall satisfaction with radiology services over the first 18 months after F&S began providing services there," Seidelmann added.

About Adventist Health Central Valley Network
Adventist Health Central Valley Network comprises Central Valley General Hospital and Hanford Community Medical Center in Hanford, Selma Community Hospital, 17 Community Care clinics and more than a dozen other health care sites covering a 2,500-square-mile region of Kings, Tulare and Fresno counties. The network, with more than 2,200 employees, is also building a new Adventist Medical Center-Hanford that will open this year with 142 beds in private rooms. The network is part of Adventist Health, a not-for-profit, faith-based health system operating in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Founded on the Seventh-day Adventist heritage of Christian health care, Adventist Health comprises 17 hospitals with more than 2,600 beds, approximately 17,500 employees, numerous clinics and outpatient facilities, the largest system of rural health clinics in California, 14 home care agencies and four joint-venture retirement centers. For more information, visit www.AdventistHealthCV.com.

About Franklin & Seidelmann
Franklin & Seidelmann is a leading, national full-service radiology provider that offers high quality outsourced professional radiology services to community hospitals. F&S provides clinically specific, detailed reports and consultative services that enable community hospitals to improve referring physician satisfaction and increase referrals and revenue while optimizing radiologist staffing costs. The F&S team of more than 100 radiologists, who combined are licensed in 50 states, includes: board certified musculoskeletal, neuroradiology, body, cardiac, ED and breast MR specialists with advanced modality training. F&S utilizes a sophisticated in-house technology platform to distribute images, reports, and critical data throughout the hospital enterprise. Founded in 2001 by pioneer subspecialty radiologists, F&S is located in Cleveland, OH with 250 clients and more than 130 non-physician employees. Visit http://www.franklin-seidelmann.com or call 866-4FSRADS.

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