TORONTO, May 9, 2024 /CNW/ - Medical Facilities Corporation (TSX: DR) ("Medical Facilities", "MFC" or the "Corporation") announced that the nominees listed in the management information circular for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held on May 9, 2024 via online webcast were elected as directors of the Corporation.

Detailed results of the votes by proxy and ballot for the election of directors are set out below.

At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Corporation also approved the appointment of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP as auditors of the Corporation and authorized the board of directors of the Corporation to fix their remuneration, with 99.63% of the votes in favour.

Medical Facilities, in partnership with physicians, owns a portfolio of highly rated, high-quality surgical facilities in the United States. MFC's ownership includes controlling interest in four specialty surgical hospitals located in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, and an ambulatory surgery center ("ASC") located in California. The specialty surgical hospitals perform scheduled surgical, imaging, diagnostic and other procedures, including primary and urgent care, and derive their revenue from the fees charged for the use of their facilities. The ASC specializes in outpatient surgical procedures, with patient stays of less than 24 hours. For more information, please visit www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca.

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