Press Release Source: National Health Partners, Inc.

NATIONAL HEALTH PARTNERS
TEAMS WITH MEDIAWISE COMMUNICATIONS
FOR MARKETING AND INVESTOR RELATIONS SUPPORT

Friday, August 4, 4:00 am ET

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania – (BUSINESS WIRE) – August 4, 2006 – National Health Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: NHPR - News), a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it has hired Mediawise Communications to assist with its marketing, sales and investor relations.

National Health Partners, which has its corporate headquarters in Horsham, PA, 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.”

“We are delighted to be working with Mediawise Communications at this very important stage in our company’s growth. We’re counting on their expertise in many areas to support implementation of our strategic marketing initiatives and communicate our message to our investor base,” said David M. Daniels, President and CEO.

“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 CARExpress members at discounted prices,” said Daniels. “Working in concert with Mediawise Communications, we plan to capture an even larger share of this market and bring value to our shareholders.”

Altamonte Springs, Florida-based Mediawise Communications specializes in strategic planning, public/investor relations and marketing and has associate offices in New York, London and Brussels. President Don Philpott said, “National Health Partners is an exciting company with exciting products in a multi-billion dollar market that keeps on growing. It’s a great opportunity to put a cutting edge U.S. company like National Health Partners firmly on the map.”

For more information contact Paul Serluco, Mediawise Communications, 407-862-5477, Ext. #2. 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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Source: National Health Partners, Inc.

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