PRESS RELEASE

Plainfield Health Center Appoints Rudine Smith Chief Operating Officer
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 3, 2001-PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY- The Plainfield Health Center, one of twelve Federally Qualified Health Centers in New Jersey, dedicated to providing cost effective primary health care services for the residents of Plainfield and surrounding communities, announced today the appointment of Rudine Smith as Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, she has responsibility for day-to-day operations of the Center including risk management, training and development, human resources, facilities, purchasing, and core patient service departments. In addition, she is the Corporate Compliance Officer for the organization and ensures compliance with all Federal, State and local laws and regulations.

Ms. Smith brings more than twenty 20 years of experience in a variety of industries including, government, healthcare, education and financial services to this position. Before accepting this appointment, Ms. Smith co-founded Tiger Medical Systems, Acquisition Company, Inc. where she developed business and financial plans, evaluated acquisition targets, consulting services, products and more. Prior to founding Tiger Medical Systems, Ms. Smith was Acting Chief Operating Officer and Business Administrator/Acting Director and Operations Manager at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, a $3 billion health insurance company. She was the Metropolitan and Regional Branch Manager for two major home health agencies in the Tri-state area: Staff Builder's, Inc. and Temporary Nursing Services. Ms. Smith received a Master's degree in Public Administration from Rutgers University and her B.S. degree in Allied Health from Montclair State College. She has served for several years as the President of the East Orange Board of Health and as Chairwoman for the East Orange Committee on the Status of Woman.

"We are delighted to have such an accomplished professional join our team," said Julane Miller-Arbrister, Chief Executive Officer. "Ms. Smith brings significant day-to-day operating experience in a variety of functional areas, to the Plainfield Health Center."

About The Plainfield Health Center
The Plainfield Health Center, incorporated as the Plainfield Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, was born in 1969 under the auspices of the 1960's Model Cities Neighborhood Program. Led by a dedicated group of community activists, the Center was initially created to provide accessible health care to the residents of the West End of Plainfield.

Since then, the Center has grown, added more services, increased the number of specialties of professional health staff, and expanded its reach to the entire City of Plainfield and neighboring communities. Today, the Plainfield Health Center serves more than 16,000 patients annually. Its total care program provides adult medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, adolescent medicine, school based services, dentistry and ancillary support services.

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