April 14, 2005

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="13cfd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>HealthCard Systems </B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HealthCard Systems "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 8 2008"><U>January 8 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 15, 2007"><U>January 15, 2007</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December 4, 2006"><U>December 4, 2006</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November 20, 2006"><U>November 20, 2006</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 10, 2006"><U>January 10, 2006</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 1, 2005"><U>August 1, 2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 15, 2005"><U>July 15, 2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 17, 2005"><U>May 17, 2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 1, 2005"><U>May 1, 2005</U></A>   |   <B>April 14, 2005</B>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 17, 2004"><U>May 17, 2004</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February 6, 2004"><U>February 6, 2004</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September 12, 2003"><U>September 12, 2003</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March 31, 2003"><U>March 31, 2003</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 15, 2002"><U>August 15, 2002</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 2002"><U>August 2002</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 2002"><U>May 2002</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="13dd2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>April 14, 2005</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>         </div> <div>           </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>HealthCard Systems and The Valley Hospital Announce Key Expansion</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>[Rochelle Park, NJ, April, 2005]</I><B>  </B>HealthCard Systems announces key expansion for credit card acceptance at The Valley Hospital of New Jersey.</div> <bR> <div> “Healthcard's unique approach in solving our day to day operational concerns has greatly benefited our overall operation.  We now have the ability to accept credit and debit cards throughout the entire hospital's endpoints in the most efficient manner” said Mark Mercurio, Director, Fiscal Support Services, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey.</div> <bR> <div> “Our differentiation is truly unique within the credit card industry, we take a consultative approach with each and every hospital we process for which gives us the ability and insight necessary to streamline credit card procedures while maximizing their usage throughout the hospital.” said Robert Abate, Executive Vice President, HealthCard Systems.</div> <bR> <div> HealthCard's industry-specific, multi-tier processing programs are nationally recognized and highly acclaimed.  Their prestigious client portfolio within proximity of their New Jersey Corporate office includes:  Hackensack University Medical Center, Pascack Valley Hospital, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Holy Name Hospital, Chilton Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital Wayne, while leading medical centers throughout the country benefit from their menu of services and products.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I># # #</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>HealthCard Systems, LLC</B></div> <div> <B>Sherbrooke Office Center II</B></div> <div> <B>201 West Passaic Street, Suite 101</B></div> <div> <B>Rochelle Park, NJ  07662</B></div> <div> <B>(201) 845-0400</B></div> <div> <B>Fax (201) 845-5006</B></div> <div> <B>Email: </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:RAbate@healthcardsystems.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:RAbate@healthcardsystems.com"><U><B><U>RAbate@healthcardsystems.com</U></B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> For more information, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><U>contact us</U></I></FONT><I> or</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Christine Spigai </div> <div> On The Mark Communications </div> <div> (732) 388-9004 </div> <div> <U>cspigai@onthemarkcommunications.com</U></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>