IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 29, 2008 -- Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SUNH - News) today announced that Richard K. Matros, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, and L. Bryan Shaul, the company's chief financial officer, will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at 4:30 p.m. Pacific time (7:30 p.m. Eastern). The conference is being held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California.

An archived copy of the presentation will be available after the conclusion of the presentation on the company's web site at www.sunh.com.

About Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., with executive offices in Irvine, California, owns SunBridge Healthcare Corporation and other affiliated companies that operate long-term and postacute care facilities in many states. In addition, the Sun Healthcare Group family of companies provides therapy through SunDance Rehabilitation Corporation, hospice services through SolAmor Hospice and medical staffing through CareerStaff Unlimited, Inc.

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