Press Release

Contact: KellyAnn Kimble
Phone:  1-800-NEXTCARE

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NextCare and Centura Health Celebrate the Opening
of Urgent Care Centers in Colorado

October 3, 2005, Mesa, Ariz. – Sick and injured patients in the Denver metropolitan area will soon have three new locations for prompt, quality medical care.  Urgent care centers are opening in Arvada, Aurora and Denver under the name of NextCare Urgent Care; a joint venture between NextCare Urgent Care and Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health .  An open house is scheduled for Thursday, October 6th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Stapleton’s Quebec Square, located at 7305 E. 35th Ave., Unit 170, Denver, Colo.. The public and media are welcome to attend. 

The urgent care centers will be located in Denver at Stapleton’s Quebec Square, 7305 E. 35th Ave., in Aurora at Aurora Highpoint, 18890 E. Hampden Ave. and in Arvada at the Arvada Marketplace, 7450 W. 52nd Ave. The Stapleton and Aurora urgent care centers will open on Oct. 10th, and the Arvada center is scheduled to open on Nov. 1st.

"Denver area residents will be pleased to know they have high-quality medical facilities in their neighborhood and can avoid long waits in the emergency room,” said John Shufeldt, MD, CEO of NextCare. "I'm delighted to bring this level of care to Colorado."

NextCare Urgent Care facilities are equipped to handle a variety of ailments including sprains, strains, pneumonia, abdominal pain, cold and cough, flu and lacerations.  NextCare also provides drug screens, physicals, treatment for occupational injuries and on-site prescription dispensing. The centers are open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends.

About NextCare Urgent Care
NextCare Urgent Care is the world’s largest privately owned provider of urgent care and occupational medical services, known for bringing together service driven health care and innovative medical technology to the delivery of medicine.  NextCare operates 24 urgent care facilities among Arizona, Colorado and North Carolina, with 2 additional locations scheduled to open winter of 2005. For more information about NextCare please visit the website at www.nextcare.com

About Centura Health
Colorado's largest healthcare provider, the Centura Health family includes 12 hospitals, eight senior living residences, medical clinics, Flight For Life Colorado and home care and hospice services. A not-for-profit, faith-based organization, Centura provides care and comfort to more than half a million people each year and is Colorado’s fourth largest private employer with more than 13,000 associates. For more information on Centura Health, visit www.centura.org.

For more information about NextCare and its services, please contact:
Kelly Kimble, at 1-800-NEXTCARE