September 29, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARLINGTON, VA--Capitol Partners, one of the Mid-Atlantic region's premier private equity firms, has announced the completion of the acquisition of virtually all of the homecare operations of Northeast Georgia Health Resources, Inc., through its CarePartners@Home, Inc. platform company. According to T.J. Jubeir, managing partner of the private equity firm, "This acquisition builds upon our established homecare foundation and further solidifies our position in the marketplace."

The private equity firm's ultimate objective for CarePartners@Home is to create the premier homecare company. By leveraging the cost-effectiveness and deep clinical consulting knowledge of member portfolio company CareSouth Health System, CarePartners@Home aims to emerge as not only the premier, regionally-focused clinical homecare company but additionally the low-cost service provider.

For further information, contact Capitol Partners at 703.248.9600.