Leading Medical Device Reprocessing Company Becomes Ascent Healthcare Solutions

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2006--Alliance Medical Corporation and Vanguard Medical Concepts announce that they have become Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Ascent), the leading independent third-party reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs). This marks the final step in the union of the two companies following the announced merger last fall.