INDIANOLA, Pa., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Local MEDRAD facilities will suspend operations today so that over 800 employees in Pittsburgh and around the world can spend the day volunteering in the community as part of the MEDRAD Day of Caring. Believed to be the largest event of its kind in the country, the event is equivalent to 5,200 total employee hours and an estimated $150,000 in payroll costs. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040309/MEDRADLOGO) Pittsburgh-area employees will spend the day at 35 local social service agencies*, while employees in MEDRAD's global offices will volunteer in The Netherlands at a nursing home, animal shelter, children's hospital and school, and participate in a walkathon in Japan to support women in the workplace. Offering employees an opportunity to volunteer en masse remains a tangible example of MEDRAD's commitment to giving back to the community and providing a rewarding workplace. "This day is meant to share our success with those in the community who need it, and get employees to think about volunteering long after the day is over," says John P. Friel, president and CEO. "What we lose in work hours, we recoup with a renewed perspective about the impact each of us can make." Vice President of New Product Development Bill Bullis and Quality Technician Jim McKee first interacted with the residents of Saint Barnabas nursing home in Gibsonia three years ago. Since then, they have taken residents to church, honored veteran residents, and connected MEDRAD to Presents for Patients, an annual program at St. Barnabas that brings Christmas gifts to the residents. Similarly, Associate Product Planner Julie Gulick was first introduced to the Wagner House daycare center for teen and single parents during the 2001 Day of Caring, and now serves on its board of directors. The Day of Caring is organized annually by MEDRAD's Points of Light Committee, a group of employee volunteers that undertakes the massive job of coordinating hundreds of people at various worksites. The same team keeps the spirit of giving alive and well throughout the year, organizing dozens of other opportunities for MEDRAD employees to give their time and money to worthy causes. *Sites that are available for media coverage are: Easter Seals, Harmarville Contact: Karen Kavic 412-281-7244 x 272 St. Barnabus Nursing Home, Gibsonia Contact: Ingrid Tallerico 724-444-5556 Wagner House, Verona Contact: Annette Waldron 412-798-2399 MEDRAD, INC. is a worldwide leading provider of medical devices and services that enable and enhance imaging procedures of the human body. Used in diagnostic imaging, MEDRAD's product offerings include a comprehensive line of vascular injection systems, magnetic resonance (MR) surface coils and patient care products, and equipment services. Total 2005 revenues were $411 million. MEDRAD is a 2003 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the top honor a U.S. company can receive for quality and business excellence. The company's world headquarters is near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. MEDRAD is a U.S. affiliate of Schering AG, Germany (FSE: SCH; NYSE: SHR). For more information, visit MEDRAD's website at http://www.medrad.com/. Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements. Certain statements in this press release that are neither reported financial results nor other historical information are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, statements that are predictions of or indicate future events, trends, plans or objectives. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements because, by their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and can be affected by other factors that could cause actual results and MEDRAD's plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. MEDRAD undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information or future events, circumstances or otherwise. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040309/MEDRADLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: MEDRAD, INC. CONTACT: Luanne Radermacher, Corporate Affairs of MEDRAD, INC., +1-412-767-2400 ext. 3184, or hotline number on September 15, +1-412-370-5972, or Web site: http://www.medrad.com/

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