Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Announces New CEO

January 4, 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MODESTO -- David L. Bradley, former President and Chief Operations Officer of Sentinel Health Partners, Inc. in Georgia, joined Sutter Gould Medical Foundation December 11 as the new Chief Executive Officer. David has over twenty years of senior management and consulting experience in the health care industry, and has focused much of his time working with physician-based organizations.

Prior to joining Sentinel Health Partners, a medical management organization concentrating on Medicare managed risk, David served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Columbia Physician Services, a division of Columbia-HCA Healthcare Corporation. Columbia Physician Services managed physician practices in over 600 markets. He also has served in senior-level roles in strategic planning, managed care contracting, business development, and financial operations.

David holds Masters degrees in Business Administration and Health Care Policy and Administration. He is a member of the Medical Group Management Association, and has been a national speaker for the Healthcare Financial Management Educational Forum.

Sutter Gould operates 17 neighborhood care centers in the Central Valley, including Ceres, Modesto, Oakdale, Patterson, Stockton, Tracy and Turlock. Their mission is to improve the health and well being of people in the communities they serve through compassion and excellence. Sutter Gould Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Sutter Health, one of California's largest and most respected non-profit health care systems.

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