Press Release Source: National Health Partners, Inc.

NATIONAL HEALTH PARTNERS
ANNOUNCES RECORD Q2 2006 RESULTS

Revenue Increases Over 1,700% From Successful
Launch of New CARExpress Marketing Programs

Tuesday August 22, 3:00 am ET  

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania – (BUSINESS WIRE) – August 16, 2006 – National Health Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: NHPR - News), a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that revenue climbed $300,027 to $317,024 for the second quarter of 2006 from $16,997 for the second quarter of 2005. Annual CARExpress memberships continued to be the driving force behind the company’s growth as memberships climbed 1,475% to another new record of 6,300 by the close of Q2 2006 from 400 at the close of Q2 2005. The company continues to gain momentum as a result of its recently announced branding and marketing initiatives with Irwin Naturals and Trident Marketing.

Second Quarter Highlights

• Annual memberships in CARExpress programs with monthly payments as high as $39.95 climbed 1,475% in Q2 2006 to 6,300 members from 400 in Q2 2005
• Q2 2006 members increased 64% to 6,300 from 3,850 for Q1 2006
• Revenues increased $300,027 to $317,024 for Q2 2006 from $16,997 for the corresponding period in 2005, and increase of 1,765%
• Net cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2006 increased $879,694, or 4,738%, to $898,261 from $18,567 for the same period in 2005
• The company signed a co-marketing agreement with Irwin Naturals, a leading formulator and supplier of high-quality natural health, herbal and nutritional supplement products sold in over 50 countries and retail stores like GNC and Vitamin Shoppe, under which Irwin Naturals will co-market our CARExpress programs to its customer base through a combination of direct marketing and up-sell marketing
• The company recently implemented a new accelerated membership initiative with Trident Marketing International, a leading provider of outsourced communication solutions, specializing in customer acquisition, customer care and retention, and interactive voice response services, through which Trident is devoting additional resources and sales personnel towards sales of new memberships in the CARExpress programs

Second Quarter Commentary

“National Health Partners’ accelerating growth and revenue increase is the result of the company’s commitment to executing a strategy that communicates the value of CARExpress to the 107 million people who lack an affordable healthcare solution,” said David M. Daniels, the President and Chief Executive Officer of National Health Partners. “We expect that our CARExpress programs, with their attractive and innovative services, will continue to differentiate us from our competitors and distinguish us as a leader within our specialty niche. Our network of over 1,000,000 healthcare providers is one of the most prodigious anywhere and we expect to realize greater market penetration, especially over the next four quarters. National Health Partners’ co-branding strategy, with prestigious leaders as CareMark, Cigna and GHI+, is creating a pipeline that will allow us to serve our customers by lowering costs through relationship optimization, access and quality care.”

“As a result of our recently announced branding and marketing initiatives with Irwin Naturals and Trident Marketing, we expect to see our growth accelerate through the remainder of 2006 and into next year,” continued Mr. Daniels. “We are still in the very early stages of our growth curve and we look forward to continuing to build on this momentum. We have a lot of opportunities that we expect will generate substantial revenues for us over the short and long term.”

National Health Partners, Inc.

National Health Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: NHPR - News) is a national healthcare savings organization that provides discount healthcare membership programs to uninsured and underinsured people through a national healthcare savings network called “CARExpress.” CARExpress is one of the largest networks of hospitals, doctors, dentists, pharmacists and other healthcare providers in the country and is comprised of over 1,000,000 medical professionals that have agreed to render their services and products to the CARExpress members at discounted prices. The company is headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania. For more information on the company, please visit its website at www.nationalhealthpartners.com.

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This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained herein, including, without limitation, statements regarding the company's future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected revenues and costs, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," "estimates," "anticipates," or "believes" or the negative thereof or any variation thereon or similar terminology or expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from results proposed in such statements. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company's expectations include, but are not limited to, its ability to fund future growth and implement its business strategy, its ability to develop and expand the market for its CARExpress membership programs, demand for and acceptance of its CARExpress membership programs, its dependence on a limited number of preferred provider organizations and other provider networks for healthcare providers, as well as those factors set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and its other filings and submissions with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any of the information contained in this press release.

Contact:
National Health Partners, Inc.
Alex Soufflas, (215) 682-7114
info@nationalhealthpartners.com

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