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To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (287)	6/29/1999 9:19:00 PM
From: Grant	Respond to of 595

drkoop.com Adds Meridian Health System to Roster of Community Partners AUSTIN, Texas, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by drkoop.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: KOOP - news): Who: drkoop.com, rated number one dedicated healthcare Web site by Media Metrix in April and May, and one of the top 100 Web sites by PC Data in May, signs Meridian Health System of New Jersey. What: The drkoop.com Community Partner Program brings Dr. Koop's philosophy of patient-empowerment to the local healthcare level. Through the Community Partner Program, drkoop.com licenses content for integration into the partners' Web site. Partners receive custom Web pages, referrals through the drkoop.com national Web site, and a framework to conduct local online interactive chats, forums and polls. drkoop.com has announced partnerships with the Adventist Health System, Baptist Health Systems of South Florida, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, MemorialCare Medical Centers, Highmark in Western Pennsylvania, PROMINA Health System, Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Texas, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in Florida and Tennessee Christian Medical Center. Comprising three leading area medical centers, Meridian Health System is a leader in the area's delivery of health services, including open-heart surgery, cardiology, trauma, orthopedics, oncology, geriatrics, obstetrics, pediatrics and rehabilitation plus long-term care, home care, ambulatory care, ambulance services, related health and fitness services, and health care affiliates providing services at more than 70 locations throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. In addition to 1,300 acute inpatient beds, Meridian Health encompasses 234 nursing home beds and 70 rehabilitation beds. Meridian Health System is the 20th largest employer in New Jersey, with more than 7,500 employees, Meridian also has more than 3,000 volunteers and auxilians, and is affiliated with more than 1,300 of the area's finest physicians. When: The co-branded, integrated drkoop.com/Meridian Health System site will be available this summer. Visitors can find Meridian's site at www.meridianhealth.com. Where: For more information on drkoop.com, visit www.drkoop.com. Those interested in learning more about the drkoop.com Community Partner Program can visit drkoop.com. Contact: Stephanie Fulton of drkoop.com, 888-795-0998 or email, sfulton@drkoop.com. SOURCE: drkoop.com, Inc.