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JAMES D. SHELTON was appointed to our Board effective March 5, 2008. Mr. Shelton is Chairman of Legacy Hospital Partners, Inc. (Legacy), a privately held company that was recently formed to own, operate and manage acute care hospitals in small cities and select urban markets throughout the United States. Previously, he founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Triad Hospitals, Inc. from 1999 until it was sold in July 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Shelton was President of the Pacific Group of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation (now known as HCA Inc.) (HCA) from 1998 to 1999, and President of the Central Group of HCA from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Shelton is also a director of Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE: OCR), a pharmaceutical care provider for the elderly, and Health Coverage Foundation, a non-profit organization formed to promote private solutions for the medically uninsured in America. He has previously served on the Boards of the Federation of American Hospitals and the American Hospital Association. (DOB: July 21, 1953) | 