Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. Announces New Contract and Expansion of Hospitalist Services at Two Hospitals In the Greater Covina Area

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Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:02am EST

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. Announces New Contract and Expansion of
Hospitalist Services at Two Hospitals In the Greater Covina Area



GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apollo Medical Holdings,
Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMEH), a leading provider of management services to
medical groups that provide comprehensive hospital-based medical services,
today announced that ApolloMed Hospitalists, one of its affiliated medical
groups, has signed a hospitalist service agreement with an IPA partner to
provide inpatient care at 325-bed CVMC-Queen of the Valley Hospital in West
Covina and 222-bed CVMC-InterCommunity Hospital in Covina. 

"We are excited about the expansion of our service offering into these two
outstanding hospitals.  We believe the Greater Covina area represents an
excellent growth opportunity for ApolloMed," stated Warren Hosseinion, M.D.,
Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

"ApolloMed now provides hospitalist services at thirteen hospitals in the
Greater Los Angeles area," stated Adrian Vazquez, M.D., President and Chairman
of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. "Our growth during challenging economic times
reinforces the value of the services we offer."

ApolloMed named Mikhail Blinchik, M.D. as it Site Director for the Greater
Covina area.

About Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

Apollo is a leading provider of management services to medical groups that
provide comprehensive hospital-based medical services.  The company intends to
capitalize on the growing market for hospital-based physicians, such as
hospitalists, or physicians with expertise in hospital medicine.  There are
4900 acute care hospitals in the U.S., with over 35 million annual admissions.
Total U.S. spending on hospital care is over $650 billion, and is expected to
increase to $1.3 trillion by 2016.  There are tremendous inefficiencies in the
delivery of inpatient care and a high rate of hospital errors.  Both of these
are drivers for the growth of hospital-based medicine.  Apollo and its
affiliated medical groups have proven expertise in providing excellent and
efficient care to hospitalized patients.



SOURCE  Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

Warren Hosseinion of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., +1-818-507-4617
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