Chindex International, Inc. Adopts Voluntary Executive Compensation Re...( BETHESDA Md. Dec. 17 Asia/ -- Chindex...),Health

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Chindex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDX), a leading independent American provider of western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, today announced that its senior executives have voluntarily offered not to accept any increases in their respective current salary, bonus, equity awards or other compensation entitlements for fiscal 2009. This unsolicited offer has been accepted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Roberta Lipson, President and CEO of Chindex, commented, "Our decision is solely to demonstrate and effect our commitment to cost control and is not related to the operations of the Company. We remain enthusiastic about our long-term market opportunities and we feel strongly that, given the global financial crises, we should enforce stringent cost control whenever possible. Today's action also reflects the long-term vision and dedication to Chindex that all of our senior executives share."

About Chindex International, Inc.

Chindex is an American healthcare company that provides healthcare services and supplies medical capital equipment, instrumentation and products to the Chinese marketplace, including Hong Kong. Healthcare services are provided through the operations of its United Family Hospitals and Clinics, a network of private primary care hospitals and affiliated ambulatory clinics in China. The Company's hospital network currently operates in the Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuxi. The Company sells medical products manufactured by various major multinational companies, including Siemens AG and Intuitive Surgical, for which the Company is the exclusive distribution partner for the sale and servicing of color ultrasound systems and surgical robotic systems respectively. It also arranges financin
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