Saint Louise CFO resigns; Interim CFO named

Gilroy, CA (March 26, 2010) — Saint Louise Regional Hospital announced that Chelva Kumar, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Responsibility Officer, has tendered his resignation from the local health ministry effective March 31, 2010 to assume the position of President at EPIR Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Nicole Thomson, Director of Business Planning and Development, will assume additional responsibilities as interim Chief Financial Officer effective April 1, 2010 until a permanent replacement is named.

Thomson joined Saint Louise Regional Hospital in August 2008 as Director of Finance, responsible for financial analysis, planning, external reporting, and budgeting. Prior to Saint Louise, she served as Director of Finance for Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) for 10 years. Nicole received her Law Degree/MBA from Santa Clara University and has 17 years experience in Finance, with a strong emphasis in financial analysis, planning and budgeting.