Arcadia Resources Appoints Vice President of Pharmacy Services
January 18 2006 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arcadia
Resources, Inc. (OTC:ACDI) (BULLETIN BOARD: ACDI) , a leading
national provider of home care and staffing services, including
travel nursing; respiratory and durable medical equipment; and
mail-order pharmacy services announced today the appointment of
William Hewlett, RPh., a registered pharmacist with over 30 years
of experience, as Vice President of Pharmacy Services for Arcadia
Rx. In fulfilling his role in this position, Mr. Hewlett will be
responsible for overseeing Arcadia's pharmacy operations, including
the continued seamless integration of the division throughout the
Arcadia organization as well as executing growth strategies among
Arcadia's business units. Prior to joining Arcadia, Mr. Hewlett
served as National Director of Pharmacy Products for Rotech
Healthcare Inc., a provider of home respiratory and durable medical
equipment and unit dose respiratory medications. Prior to his years
with Rotech, Mr. Hewlett served as president and chairman of
Holland Medical Services, Inc., a privately-held provider of
pharmacy services and respiratory and durable medical equipment.
Rotech subsequently purchased his company in 1993. Mr. Hewlett is a
graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and
continues to be active with the College and the University. Bill
Hewlett stated, "I am greatly honored to be affiliated with Arcadia
and their superb management and staff. The pharmaceutical services
industry is a rapidly changing environment that offers new
potential for growth. I look forward to expanding Arcadia Rx's core
offerings to our company's complementary patient bases and to our
assisted living facilities customers. We also expect to pursue new
areas of opportunity such as alternate-site delivery and other
specialized pharmacy services. Our goal is to provide excellent,
customized care to our existing customers, while attracting new
customers with our enhanced service line." Larry Kuhnert, president
of Arcadia Resources, Inc., stated, "We are enthused to welcome Mr.
Hewlett to Arcadia. Mr. Hewlett's insight and extensive experience
in the management, marketing and sale of pharmaceutical products
and in-home care is a valuable asset to our company. Under his
direction, our pharmaceutical sales division is poised to create
additional opportunities for growth across our organization." About
Arcadia Resources, Inc. Arcadia Resources, Inc. operations include
home health care services; non- medical and medical staffing,
including travel nursing; provision of respiratory and durable
medical equipment to patients in the home; a full service
mail-order pharmacy; and a mail-order catalog of home health care-
oriented products. The Company's comprehensive solutions help
organizations operate more effectively and with greater
flexibility, while enabling individuals to manage illness and
injury in the comfort of their own homes. For more information,
visit: http://www.arcadiaresourcesinc.com/ . Safe Harbor under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements
which are not historical facts contained in this press release are
forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and
uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with
the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval
processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing,
technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other
uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Our forward-looking statements
pertaining to growth strategies, including expanding pharmacy
offerings to our patients and assisted living facilities customers
and pursuing alternate-site delivery and other specialized pharmacy
services, are premised on various factors including, but not
limited to, our ability to successfully leverage operational
efficiencies and cross-marketing opportunities across the Arcadia
family of businesses. Actual results may differ materially from our
expectations for various reasons, including if our assumptions
and/or the data we rely on are inaccurate or if growth becomes
affected by economic conditions. The forward-looking statements
contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof.
Additional information with respect to these and other factors that
could materially affect the Company may be found in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company
does not undertake, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to
update or alter its forward-looking statements, except as may be
required by law. The Company claims all safe harbor and other legal
protections provided to it by law for all of its forward-looking
statements. For more information: National Financial Network
Geoffrey Eiten, Investor Relations 781-444-6100 x613
http://www.nfnonline.com/acdi First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact:
DATASOURCE: Arcadia Resources, Inc. CONTACT: Geoffrey Eiten,
Investor Relations, National Financial Network, +1-781-444-6100,
ext. 613, Web site: http://www.arcadiaresourcesinc.com/
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