FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 13, 2010

CONTACT: Michael Williams
Amerita, Inc.
(949) 387-5080
mwilliams@ameritaiv.com

AMERITA ACQUIRES CHARTWELL ROCKY MOUNTAIN, LLP IN DENVER

Expands Colorado presence and improves service model

Irvine, Calif., January 13, 2010 – Amerita, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Chartwell Rocky Mountain, LLP located at 7265 South Revere Parkway, Suite 903, Centennial, Colorado 80112. This acquisition will improve the company’s service response in the Denver market and bring new payer contracts to Amerita. The company expects to retain all existing management and sales/operating staff.
Chartwell Rocky Mountain, LLP was a joint venture between Chartwell Home Therapies and University of Colorado Hospital. University of Colorado Hospital is the region’s only academic medical center and is internationally renowned for its cancer, cardiac, transplant and neurosciences services.

Jim Glynn, Amerita’s CEO said, “Chartwell Rocky Mountain LLP has a long history of providing excellent care and service in the Denver area. Beverly DeSaules, Chartwell’s General Manager, has built a great team that we are excited to see join the Amerita family. This purchase expands Amerita’s coverage into the Denver market and will increase our contract base to include several new payer relationships. With two sites in Colorado, we will improve response time and increase coverage to include the entire state of Colorado.”

DeSaules said, “Amerita has built an excellent reputation in the Colorado Springs market and has a very similar culture to Chartwell Rocky Mountain. I am excited about our expansion of services in Colorado and the opportunity to be involved with a young, growing organization.”

Amerita, Inc. www.ameritaiv.com is a privately held specialty infusion company focused on providing complex pharmaceutical products and clinical services to patients outside the hospital. This market is expanding rapidly due to the need to control healthcare costs, a growing bio-pharmaceutical pipeline of infuseable and injectable medications and an aging population. Amerita is headquartered at 20 Fairbanks, Suite 173, Irvine, CA 92618. Phone (949) 273-6528 / Fax (949) 273-6547.

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