Altus Appoints Chesapeake Group To Oversee Investor And Public Relations Efforts

PALM DESERT, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altus HealthCare Incorporated today announced it has appointed the Chesapeake Group IR, Inc., Towson, MD, to manage its Investor and Public Relations efforts. As Altus enters 2006 it is expecting rapid growth from new business development strategies designed to address major shifts taking place in the healthcare industry. In preparation for that growth, the company is moving now to assure that as the year unfolds investors and the general public receives timely, accurate information about company activities.

About Altus

Altus provides administrative and patient-focused services to the greater healthcare community. Its focus is on bridging gaps in the healthcare system where the system fails to deliver the services needed. In particular, it serves the natural network formed by Patients, Physicians and Healthcare Facilities by 1) providing physicians and clinical facility operators with strategic services which orient their business to more effectively serve the patient and 2) helping patients connect with the best facility and physician to meet their needs. Altus does this by creating “networks” of physicians and healthcare facilities that represent “best of breed” and that have the time and desire to work with new patients. The company’s objective is to help patients gain access to medical professionals who can help them better understand the health and wellness options available to them so that they can make more informed decisions.

Marketwise, Altus’ focus is on the health and wellness vertical, targeting elective weight loss surgery, cosmetic surgery and those forms of outpatient surgery conducive to Ambulatory Surgery Centers (e.g. orthopedic, podiatric, arthroscopic, general surgery et al). Working within this market, the value to each party is clear:

-- For the patient: help in navigating the healthcare system + access to validated health and wellness information; resulting in more informed decisions based in part on having worked with the very best physicians available, from the most sought after healthcare facilities. -- For the physician and healthcare facility operator: an opportunity to extend their practice to embrace informed patients poised to make a health or wellness decision.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include words like “may,” “expects,” “believes,” and “intends” and describe opinions about future events. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Altus to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these risks are: changes in relationships with clients and vendors; the impact of competitive products, services and technological changes; risks relating to the development of new products and services; the ability to implement technological and systemic improvements; the ability of Altus to obtain and retain clients and customers. These and other factors are identified and more fully explained under the heading “Risk Factors” in the company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Altus HealthCare Incorporated

CONTACT: For general and investor information: Kevin Holmes, ChesapeakeGroup, +1-410-825-3930 or Fax: +1-410-825-5560 or mfmngr@aol.com

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