Comprehensive Diagnostic Medical Group Appoints New CIO.

Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2000

Brian T. Nugent Joins Comprehensive Medical Group as CIO 

Comprehensive Diagnostic Medical Group (OTCBB:CMDI) announced today that Brian Nugent has been elected Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will also serve as Comptroller of the company.

CMDI, which is a publicly traded Florida Company, recently announced a move into the health care field. It recently acquired The Comprehensive Medical Group (CMG), located in Princeton, New Jersey, to manage its medical businesses. CMDI also announced recently the acquisition of CAT-ECG, a pioneer company in medical diagnostics, and Cardiovascular Labs, a Pennsylvania-based manager of cardiology and vascular laboratories.

According to CMDI President James H. Clingham, "Brian brings a diverse combination of abilities to the Company. Mr. Nugent's experience spans in finance, accounting, management, and technology. We have filled a key role in our management structure with Brian on board," Clingham said. "His experience in analyzing and unifying business will prove particularly valuable to CMDI."

Mr. Nugent comes to CMDI with 12 years experience in information technology consulting and accounting and finance, including more than 3 years with KPMG. Key clients and employers include Schering Plough, TCI, Seagate Software, and Del Monte Fresh Produce. Mr. Nugent's career experience spans all aspects of information technology management including software assessment and implementation, business process reengineering, contract negotiation and organizational design.

Mr. Nugent received a BS in Business Administration with honors from The College of New Jersey and an MBA from Rutgers University.

"I am delighted to join a growing company in an industry where there is so much opportunity to apply technology," Nugent said.

Except for historical information, all of the expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Act of 1934, involving risks and uncertainties. These statements refer to our plans to implement our growth strategy, improve our financial performance, expand our infrastructure, develop new products and services, expand our customer base and enter new markets. The forward-looking statements also include our expectations concerning factors affecting the markets for our products, including the demand for health, wellness and telemedicine services. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results that we anticipate. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those risks discussed in this release. In addition to the factors specifically noted in the forward-looking statements, other important factors that could result in those differences include (a) general economic conditions in the health, wellness and telemedicine markets, including inflation, recession, interest rates, and other economic factors; (b) casualty to or other disruption of our facilities and operations; (c) those discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the period ended March 31, 2000; and (d) other factors that generally affect the business of health, wellness and telemedicine companies. We assume no obligation to update those forward-looking statements or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements.