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David Crane has been a director since 2003. Mr. Crane is Chief Executive Officer of New Hope Bariatrics, Inc. New Hope Bariatrics, in partnership with physicians, owns and manages ambulatory surgery centers dedicated to meeting the needs of the morbidly obese patient. In addition, Mr. Crane is co-founder and former President and Chief Executive Officer of MedCath, Inc., serving in such capacity from 2000 to 2003. MedCath is a healthcare provider primarily focused on the development and operation of physician-owned heart hospitals throughout the United States. Mr. Crane also served as a director of MedCath and, from 1989 to 1999, as its Chief Operating Officer. Under his stewardship, MedCath grew to eleven hospitals with approximately $550 million in annual revenue. Prior to his tenure at MedCath, Mr. Crane served from 1985 to 1989 as Chief Operating Officer of MediVision, Inc., a privately held company that developed and managed ophthalmic ambulatory surgery centers and physician practices nationally. MediVision was sold to Medical Care International in 1989. Beginning in 2004, Mr. Crane was appointed as a director of Orion HealthCorp, Inc. and currently serves as Chairman of its Audit Committee. | 