Corporate Profile for Erlanger Medical Center, dated May 3, 1996.

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Published date:   May 3, 1996

Company name:     Erlanger Medical Center

Address:          975 E. Third Street
                  Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403

Telephone No.:    423/778-7000

Chief Executive
 Officer:         Sylvester L. (Skip) Reeder

Chief Financial
 Officer:         Ken Conner

Public Relations
 Contact:         Cindy Brown
 Business number: 423/778-7000

Industry:         MEDICINE

Company description: Erlanger Medical Center, Southeastern Tennessee's most comprehensive healthcare facility, has a proud history which spans more than 100 years.

Through the combined efforts of thousands of associates, donors, visionaries and volunteers, Erlanger has grown from a fledgling idea into a strong institution, providing healthcare for an entire region.

FAST FACTS ABOUT OUR MEDICAL CENTER:

-- Erlanger employs approximately 3,100 FTE's and is among

Chattanooga's top five employers.

-- Erlanger is licensed for 861 beds.

-- We average over 25,000 annual inpatient admissions each

year.

-- The University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga

Unit, is housed at Erlanger with 9 residency programs and

127 residents.

-- Our medical staff and residents participate in national

research studies and have been published in medical journals

for their accomplishments.

-- Our surgery programs served 23,913 patients last year.

-- Erlanger serves 50 counties and cares for patients from a 150

mile radius of Chattanooga.

-- The LifeForce helicopter program is equipped with two Bell

412 aircraft and will complete over 1,500 missions this year.

-- Erlanger is a Level I Trauma Center for adults and children.

-- T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital at Erlanger is affiliated

with St. Jude Medical Center in the fight and treatment of

cancer in our children.

-- Children's Hospital has a Level III nursery providing the

highest level of care to newborns.

-- The Willie D. Miller Eye Center is the largest hospital of

its kind in the state and houses the Lion's Eye Bank.

-- Erlanger is accredited by the Joint Commission on

Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

-- Erlanger is a founding member of Galaxy Health Alliance.

CONTACT: Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga