© Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Sleep Service Provider Markets Market Expected to Continue Enjoying Double-digit Revenue Growth Healthcare “The growing awareness of sleep disorders and their connection to long-term health will continue to impact the medical community as it elevates the seriousness of sleep disorders to its list of conditions that should be routinely tested for in all patients. The proper diagnosis and treatment of these disorders among the aging baby boomer population is expected to be a strong contributor to the double-digit growth projected in the market over the coming decade.”

© Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Industry Trends Over 40 million individuals within the United States may have sleep disorders Substantiated correlation between sleep apnea and hypertension will contribute to expansion of referral base by cardiologists The aging of America is causing a burgeoning of the population entering the ages when weight-related health disorders and degenerative diseases most often manifest, leading to increased demand for diagnostic services Competition increasing between the various sleep service providers as the market moves toward maturation in certain regions of the U.S. The serious connection of sleep to long-term health may make testing of sleep disorders more routine

© Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Features Frost & Sullivan Provides: Industry trends analysis and in-depth discussion of business strategies Market revenues and forecasts from 2004 to 2011 by: - Hospital versus nonhospital-based sleep facilities - Full and split evening studies versus day studies - Reimbursement source Sleep studies forecasts from 2004 to 2011 by: - Type of study (full evening versus split evening versus day studies) - Breakout of each type of study by type of facility Reimbursement analysis by type of study and provider

© Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Features (Cont’d) Market shares of: - Hospital owned and operated sleep facilities - Contract-operated, hospital-based sleep facilities - Practice-based sleep facilities - Independently owned and operated sleep facilities Market drivers and restraints

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© Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Who Will Benefit? Current Market Participants Find out how you compare to the competition Assess current and future drivers and restraints Determine and exploit new market share opportunities Technology Providers Understand the facility adoption and growth within the sleep service provider market by individual state and region in the United States Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs Investment Community Determine which participants will outperform the competition Assess attractiveness of investing in the sleep service provider markets

© Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What’s Included Forecasts and analysis by: - Type of facility (Hospital, practice-based and independent) - Installed facilities by state - Installed beds - Type of study (full and split evening and day studies) - Revenue by type of facility - Revenue by type of study - Revenue by reimbursement source Market share analysis by type of provider Weighted average fees charged and reimbursement analysis by type of study and type of facility Market trends

© Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Market Participants Hospital owned and operated sleep service providers Contract-operated, hospital-based sleep service providers Practice-based sleep service providers Independently owned and operated sleep service companies

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