Sten+Barr Medical, Inc. Names Ball as Controller

(Tampa, FL, July 13, 2006) – Sten+Barr Medical, Inc. a Tampa-based national provider of wound care and bariatric (obesity) care equipment solutions, has named Pamela Ball as Controller.  Previously, Ball had served as Vice President of Quick Service Foods–Tampa Inc., a local franchisee of Church’s Chicken.  As Controller, she will be responsible for accounting, customer billing and credit, and customer service.  Ball brings over 16 years of financial management experience from a diverse group of industries including food service, industrial manufacturing, technology services and healthcare.       

            “We are very pleased to have an executive of Pam’s caliber join Sten+Barr’s management team,” said Dave Ginocchetti, Sten+Barr’s Chief Financial Officer.  “She brings a host of financial experience and insights from other high growth businesses providing a perfect fit for our burgeoning company.  I look forward to Pam building and improving how we support our customers and dealer network from a financial operations perspective.”

           Ball remarked on her appointment, “I am very excited to join the Sten+Barr management team as the company continues to grow in the long-term and acute care marketplace.  This growth comes with great challenges to maintain our outstanding levels of support in customer service and financial operations.  I am enthusiastic about achieving these goals."

           A native of North Dakota, Ball migrated to Florida where she graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Accounting.  She also has completed the Executive Management Course at Harvard.

ABOUT STEN+BARR MEDICAL, INC.

            Sten+Barr Medical, Inc. delivers wound care, bariatric care and patient safety solutions to healthcare facilities nationwide via 70 service centers.  The company serves skilled nursing homes, rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, hospice care, acute care hospitals and home care patients. Sten+Barr’s product lines include therapeutic mattresses for wound care, bariatric equipment for care of obese patients and specialty beds and equipment for patient safety.   In addition to providing just-in-time equipment rental programs, Sten+Barr also supplies clinical expertise and procurement flexibility to deliver cost efficient, clinically effective patient outcomes.  Sten+Barr is nationally headquartered in Tampa, Florida.  For more information, log on to www.stenbarr.com.

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