Subject: Blessing and Dedication of OSF Holy Family Medical Center – formerly Community Medical Center

(April 11, 2007 Monmouth, IL) On March 27^th the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board approved the Change of Ownership Application for OSF Healthcare System to acquire Community Medical Center of Western Illinois. Tomorrow the final documents are expected to be signed that will transfer the assets of CMC to OSF Healthcare System and at that time the name will be officially changed to OSF Holy Family Medical Center. Likewise, the name for CMC Clinics will be changed to OSF Holy Family Clinics.

There will be a Blessing and Dedication of OSF Holy Family Medical Center on Friday, April 20th. The Most Reverend Bishop Daniel R. Jenky will preside at this ceremony which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Participating in this special occasion will be the leadership of OSF Healthcare System including Sister Judith Ann, O.S.F. Chairperson of OSF Healthcare System, Mr. Kevin Schoeplein, Executive Vice President of OSF who was the lead organizer for OSF in this transaction and Mr. Don Brown, formerly CEO of CMC and now Administrator of OSF Holy Family Medical Center who served as the Medical Center’s lead organizer as well as Doctor Victoria Popella who is the Chief Medical Officer for OSF Holy Family.

The Blessing and Dedication will be open to the public and will be followed by a reception.

OSF Holy Family Medical Center, formerly known as Community Medical Center, is located in Monmouth, IL; about 15 miles west of Galesburg. The medical complex includes a critical access hospital, a physicians’ clinic as well as an extended care facility. OSF Holy Family employs 269 people all of whom will be retained in their current positions at their present salaries. The Medical Center was founded in 1897.

OSF HealthCare, owned and operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Peoria, Illinois, includes OSF Healthcare System consisting of seven acute care facilities, one long-term care facility and two colleges of nursing. It also has a primary care physician network consisting of 194 physicians and 48 mid-level providers, known as OSF Medical Group. OSF HealthCare owns OSF Saint Francis, Inc., comprised of healthcare-related businesses, and OSF Healthcare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of OSF Healthcare System and OSF Home Care.