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Mr. Blackford brings extensive management expertise to Universal Hospital Services, Inc. (UHS). Before joining the Company in July 2002, Blackford, 49, was Chief Executive Officer for Curative Health Services, a specialty pharmacy and health services company, where he was instrumental in restructuring the benefit management (PBM)company, which was sold to Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX) in 1998. As the Chief Operating Officer of Value Rx, Mr. Blackford was responsible for the re-engineering of the company’s organizational structure. Prior to his tenure at ValueRx, Mr. Blackford served MedIntell Systems Corporation as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. At MedIntell, he led the development of a unique and sophisti- cated pharmacy management system for hospitals. The company was purchased by Value Health, Inc. in 1995. In addition to Mr. Blackford’s strong executive and healthcare experience, he holds a B.B.A. from the University of Iowa, a J.D. from Creighton University and is a Certified PublicAccountant. | 