Press Release

For Immediate Release

Contact: Alexis Graham, Communications
407-566-1010 or alexis.graham@thepaquingroup.com
www.ThePaquinGroup.com

Tony Paquin to present at Executive Women in Healthcare's First National Symposium

Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, April 11, 2005 -The Paquin Group (www.thepaquingroup.com), a leading provider of healthcare retail consulting services, today announced that its CEO, noted healthcare expert Tony Paquin, will be presenting an educational workshop on retail healthcare at the Executive Women in Healthcare's First National Symposium.

The Symposium is going to be held June 6-7 at the Omni Chicago Hotel, and has been co-sponsored by PHNS and Modern Healthcare.

"Women in healthcare are being promoted into executive leadership roles at a record setting pace, and we are very pleased to meet with them regarding the opportunities presented by retail and healthcare," stated Paquin Group CEO Tony Paquin. "We believe women healthcare executives clearly see the value of retail healthcare initiatives in both improved patient outcomes and the millions of dollars in revenue that their hospitals can enjoy," he said.

The Symposium will also feature presentations by noted author Fred Lee and Fawn Lopez, Publisher of Modern Healthcare magazine. At a dinner held on the first night of the conference, Modern Healthcare will present awards recently given to the 25 most influential women in healthcare.

The Symposium will feature pre-conference workshops on Sunday June 5, and two days of informative sessions on subjects ranging from patient quality to executive leadership skills unique to hospital management. More information on the Symposium can be found at www.WomenInHealth.com.

About The Paquin Group
The Paquin Group is an alliance of industry leading experts and resources created to assist hospitals in the implementation of healthcare retail strategies. The company's core mission is to increase revenue opportunities and minimize risks for healthcare organizations. As Medicare reimbursement rates continue to be pressured downward and expenses rise, new sources for non-reimbursed revenues are becoming essential to the financial viability of hospitals. Paquin helps hospitals identify and implement these new retail revenue strategies.

About Executive Women in Healthcare
Executive Women in Healthcare is a new organization established to assist female hospital executives in their leadership role through research, networking, e-newsletters and symposia. Executive Women in Healthcare gives these new women leaders a high level of comfort with finance, IT and other non-clinical activities to round out their ability to serve as effective senior officers.

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