Elkins. The Company's
BioGlue Surgical Adhesive is FDA approved as an adjunct to sutures and staples
for use in adult patients in open surgical repair of large vessels and is CE
marked in the European Community and approved in Canada for use in soft tissue
repair and approved in Australia for use in vascular and pulmonary sealing and
repair.

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PRESS RELEASE Private Healthcare Systems Adds Mercy Health System

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, President and Surgeon-in-
Chief, The Texas Heart Institute in Houston, Texas.

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Contact: Joseph T.

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, Professor Emeritus, Thoracic
and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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The agreement between PHCS and Mercy Health System will bring nearly 200
providers to the Network and four facilities, including:

-- Mercy Hospital (Janesville , WI)
-- Mercy Harvard Hospital (Harvard, IL)
-- Mercy Walworth Medical Center (Lake Geneva, WI)
-- Mercy Woodstock Medical Center (Woodstock, IL)

"Mercy Health System a very important component in delivering convenient,
comprehensive health care to southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois,"
said Keith Vangeison, Executive Vice President, Networks.

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, Associate
Professor of Surgery , The Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; and Emile Bacha,
M.

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The
experienced physicians and staff of these facilities bring a wide range of
health care services to their communities, including cardiology ,
neurosurgery, cancer care, bariatric surgery, emergency medicine, plastic
and reconstructive surgery, family medicine, as well as a wealth of other
services. The largest proprietary PPO in the country,
the PHCS Network includes nearly 450,000 providers and 4,200 facilities.

CryoLife Conducts Annual Cardiac Surgery Fellows Program

is a leader in the processing and
distribution of implantable living human tissues for use in cardiovascular and
vascular surgeries throughout the United States and Canada.

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ATLANTA, CryoLife, Inc.S.

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D. Schepers
Vice President, Corporate Communications
(770) 419-3355

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Three additional distinguished cardiovascular surgeons complete the
faculty of this program: John Fehrenbacher, M., Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston Children's
Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

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About PHCS

For 19 years , Private Healthcare Systems has been meeting the network and
care management needs of customers across the country.

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About CryoLife
Founded in 1984, CryoLife, Inc.com .

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The keynote speaker will be Denton Cooley, M. The program will be
attended by surgery fellows from major U. Elkins , M.
"This CryoLife Fellows program provides an excellent opportunity for
cardiovascular surgeons to discuss complex surgical procedures and practice
the latest surgical techniques with leading surgeons ," said Dr.

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"Participants who have attended this program find it to be a valuable
educational experience .
For additional information about the company, visit CryoLife's web
site: http://www.

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Mercy Health System is composed of 59 health care facilities in 23
communities throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Corporate
headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts, with regional offices located
throughout the United States.cryolife.

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The program will include
discussions and demonstrations of surgical techniques of aortic valve
replacement and complex ascending and thoracic aortic repair, as well as
provide a practical laboratory to demonstrate and practice the techniques for
proper implant site preparation and allograft implantation.

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Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), the nation's
leading health care cost management company, today announced that it added
Mercy Health System to its PPO Network in Wisconsin and Illinois. "We are very
pleased to now offer our customers and their members access to these
facilities and health care services.
PHCS is the first and only national PPO to earn four endorsements of
quality from two independent, nationally recognized quality assurance
organizations, NCQA and URAC., Department of Cardiothoracic
Surgery, CORVASC , Indianapolis, Indiana; Kenton Zehr, M.D.

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(NYSE: CRY), a
biomaterials and biosurgical device company , announced that it is conducting
its annual Cardiac Surgery Fellows Program today at the Company 's corporate
headquarters training facility in Kennesaw, Georgia. surgical training institutions,
and will be directed by Ronald C.