MEDIPHYSICS APPOINTS WILLIAM J. NICOL TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lake Forest, CA - October 22, 2004 - MediPhysics Pain Centers of America, Inc. (MediPhysics) has announced the appointment of William J. ("Jim") Nicol to its Board of Directors. Mr. Nicol has over thirty years of senior management experience in the healthcare industry. He has served as CEO, CFO and /or Director of numerous public and privately held health care companies, including Assisted Living Concepts, Health Management, Inc, RehabCare Corporation, Total Pharmaceutical Care, Comprehensive Care Corporation, Renal Solutions, Inc and Quantum Health Resources, Inc.
As a board member, Mr. Nicol will assist MediPhysics in developing its long-term growth strategy. MediPhysics' President Larry Steudle said, "We are delighted to have someone with Jim's reputation and experience with innovation in healthcare, join us in this critical stage of development."
Mr. Nicol's experience in the healthcare industry will enable MediPhysics to best meet the needs of the healthcare providers across the U.S. According to Mr. Nicol, "This is an exciting new technology that I believe will be very well received by the market. The Company has assembled an impressive management team to capitalize on a tremendous opportunity."
Chronic pain has reached epidemic portions worldwide and is perceived by both the United States Surgeon General and Congress as one of America's most immediate healthcare challenges. The MediPhysics Pain Treatment System (MPTS) is a non-invasive, drug-free, proprietary device that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of acute and chronic pain. The MPTS provides physicians with a new tool in the fight against pain, and an option beyond the traditional pharmaceutical and surgical approaches.
MediPhysics is a privately held medical technology company based in Lake Forest, CA that is committed to the future of medical physics and to the development of proprietary medical technologies to be used in the treatment of acute and chronic and post-surgical pain. For more detailed information see www.mediphysics.org.