Fresenius Medical Aquires the Extracorporeal Alliance

Everest Healthcare Services Corp., the parent company of The Extracorporeal
Alliance, announced on Nov. 2, 2000 that it has signed a definitive agreement
to be acquired by Fresenius Medical Care. Fresenius if the largest dialysis
provider in the world serving over 88,000 ESRD patients. Information about
Fresenius can be found on their web page at http://www.fmc-ag.com. The
transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.

The Alliance is a leading provider of perfusion services in the U.S. We
believe this event will enhance our ability to provide the high quality and
broad scope of services for which we are known. We are proud of the high
standards of patient care that our perfusionists bring to their work each day and are pleased to have made a positive contribution to the success of Everest during the past four years.

Now in partnership with Fresenius, the entire Alliance team looks forward to
fulfilling our mission of providing excellent, innovative and cost effective
patient care services, professional growth and development, and outstanding
customer service. We are confident that our vision of the role perfusion
professionals can play in the changing healthcare system will mature and
flourish as we work together with Fresenius.

We expect to continue as a positive contributor to the perfusion market and
sincerely appreciate the support and confidence of our surgeons, hospitals,
colleagues, and technology partners.

The Extracorporeal Alliance
Michael Hurdle

Vice President, Business Development
[email protected]
800-523-8324