CHD Meridian Healthcare to Open New Health Center and Pharmacy for the Wyoming Quality Healthcare Coalition, LLC

CHADDS FORD, PA , announced the planned opening of a new healthcare center and pharmacy in Gillette, WY, that will serve the employees of multiple mining companies that have come together to form a coalition. The coalition is comprised of three mining holding companies including Foundation Coal West, Powder River Coal Company and Rio Tinto Energy America, and their affiliates.

"We are pleased that the Wyoming Quality Healthcare Coalition, through its rigorous search process, selected CHD Meridian to work with them to create this new center," said R. Dixon Thayer, chief executive officer of CHD Meridian. "We believe that selecting us is recognition of our 40-year-plus history of providing on-site healthcare services to some of this country's largest employers. The coalition worked with a recognized national consultant to find the best solution to its healthcare needs and we are looking forward to providing outstanding service to the coalition's employees and their covered dependents."

The new health center, expected to open in July 2008, will incorporate primary care services, an on-site pharmacy, radiology and lab services. More than 5,200 employees, their covered dependents and retirees, will have access to the center, which will be staffed by approximately 15 healthcare and administrative professionals, including a dedicated wellness professional. The center's offerings will complement regional healthcare services and are designed to help the coalition's employees manage their health before they experience major or complicated health issues.

"At a time when multiple solutions are being proposed to improve healthcare, many of the nation's leading companies are finding workplace healthcare to be a cost-effective choice," Thayer said. "Workplace health reduces random access to care by employees, results in real cost savings, and helps companies ensure that employees receive the best care delivered conveniently."

About CHD Meridian Healthcare

CHD Meridian Healthcare, an I-trax company, is the leading provider of integrated workplace health and productivity solutions. Serving more than 160 clients at nearly 300 locations in the United States, CHD Meridian Healthcare offers on-site health centers that deliver primary care, acute care, corporate health, occupational health and pharmacy care management services, as well as fitness management and wellness programming and integrated disease management programs. CHD Meridian is focused on making the workplace safe, helping companies achieve employer of choice status, and reducing costs while improving the quality of care received and the productivity of the workforce. Managing employer-sponsored health centers for over 40 years, some of CHD Meridian Healthcare's clients include: BMW, Coushatta Casino Resort, Deutsche Bank, Eastman Chemical, Fieldale Farms, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Lowe's, Toyota and Unum. For more information, visit www.chdmeridian.com.

About the Wyoming Quality Healthcare Coalition:

Foundation Coal West: Foundation Coal West is an affiliate of Foundation Coal Holding, Inc. Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., through its affiliates, is a major U.S. coal producer with 13 coal mines and related facilities in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming. Through its subsidiaries, Foundation Coal employs approximately 3,000 people and produces approximately 72 million tons annually, largely for utilities generating electricity. Foundation's corporate offices are located in Linthicum Heights, Md.

Media contact: Rick Nida rnida@foundationcoal.com

Powder River Coal Company: Powder River Coal Company operates three mines in the Powder River Basin that last year sold 139.8 million tons of coal. Powder River Coal is a subsidiary of Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU). Peabody is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2007 sales of 238 million tons and $4.6 billion in revenues. Its coal products fuel approximately 10 percent of all U.S. electricity generation and 2 percent of worldwide electricity.

Media contact: Derrell Carter dcarter@peabodyenergy.com

Rio Tinto Energy America: The Rio Tinto Group is a world leader in finding, extracting and processing the earth's mineral resources. RTEA specializes in the production of low sulfur, sub-bituminous coal, and operates five coal mines located in Wyoming, Montana and Colorado. With a combined workforce of more than 2,300 employees, and with the help of hundreds of contractors and suppliers, the company provides fuel to its energy company customers who generate nearly six percent of the nation's electricity.

Media contact: Bob Green Bob.Green@riotinto.com

Contacts: Michele Hart-Henry CHD Meridian Healthcare (610) 459-2405 x109 Email Contact Lindsay Rubin Edelman (212) 704-8227 Email Contact

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