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CHINDEX
INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES
DA
VINCI® S™ SYSTEM CONTRACT IN HONG
KONG
Queen
Mary Hospital will be Chindex's Fourth
Intuitive
Surgical Installation in Greater China
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BETHESDA,
MARYLAND --August 7, 2007 - Chindex International, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CHDX ), a leading independent American provider of western
healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China,
announced today that it has been awarded a contract for the supply
of a da Vinci® S™ Surgical System to Queen Mary Hospital
in Hong Kong. The da Vinci systems are manufactured by Intuitive Surgical
(NASDAQ: ISRG ), the innovator and market leader in surgical robotics.
Roberta
Lipson , Chindex President and CEO, commented from Beijing , "We
are pleased to announce our third Intuitive Surgical system in Hong
Kong . We have seen the interest in robot-assisted minimally invasive
surgery grow dramatically in Hong Kong and mainland China , particularly
after the International Robotic Surgery Symposium 2007 which was held
in Hong Kong in June, and which was co-sponsored by Chindex. We are
in active negotiations with a number of hospitals throughout China
and Hong Kong that have budgeted and are planning for the purchase
of their own da Vinci S systems."
About
Chindex International, Inc.
Chindex
is an American healthcare company that provides healthcare services
and supplies medical capital equipment, instrumentation and products
to the Chinese marketplace, including Hong Kong . It provides healthcare
services through the operations of its United Family Healthcare network
of private primary care hospitals and affiliated ambulatory clinics
in China . The Company's healthcare network currently operates in
the Beijing and Shanghai metropolitan areas. The Company sells medical
products manufactured by various major multinational companies, including
Siemens AG, which is the Company's exclusive distribution partner
for the sale and servicing of color doppler ultrasound systems. It
also arranges financing packages for the supply of medical products
to hospitals in China utilizing the export loan and loan guarantee
programs of both the U.S. Export-Import Bank and the German KfW Development
Bank. With twenty-six years of experience, more than 1,000 employees,
and operations in China , Hong Kong , the United States and Germany
, the Company's strategy is to expand its cross-cultural reach by
providing leading edge healthcare technologies, quality products and
services to Greater China's professional communities. Further company
information may be found at the Company's websites, www.chindex.com
and www.unitedfamilyhospitals.com
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Statements
made in this press release relating to plans, strategies, objectives,
economic performance and trends and other statements that are not
descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Forward-looking
information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and
actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated
due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to,
the factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in
our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March
31, 2007 , updates
and additions to those "Risk Factors" in our interim reports
on Form 10-Q and in other documents filed by us with the Securities
and Exchange Commission from time to time. Forward-looking statements
may be identified by terms such as "may", "will",
"should", "could", "expects", "plans",
"intends", "anticipates", "believes",
"estimates", "predicts", "forecasts",
"potential", or "continue" or similar terms or
the negative of these terms. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot
guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
We have no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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