HOUSTON (August 7, 2007) —Making the cut: Waste Management leadership, along with staff from Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Kelsey Research Foundation and the Houston major league baseball team celebrate and officially open the new “Know Your Numbers” Wellness Station in the downtown tunnel system. In just five minutes—confidentially and at no charge—downtown workers can get blood pressure, body mass index (BMI) and other tests that reveal important numbers for staying healthy. Information is stored safely and securely online for convenient access and confidential tracking. Users may then log on to www.lifeclinic.com, to print out their personal reports and share them with their physicians.

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Kerri Charles, Family Medicine, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic - Houston Center; Chris Sampson, Houston Astros' pitcher; Larry O'Donnell, President and COO, Waste Management; and Dr. Ben Hoffman, VP and Chief Medical Officer, Waste Management. Dr. Ben Hoffman, VP and Chief Medical Officer, Waste Management; Larry O'Donnell, President and COO, Waste Management; Chris Sampson, Houston Astros' pitcher and Dr. Kerri Charles, Family Medicine, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic - Houston Center enjoy the festivities during the Aug. 7 ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new "Know Your Numbers" Wellness Station in the downtown tunnel system. Downtown workers and visitors now have convenient access to several free health screenings, including blood pressure, weight, body mass index (BMI) and pulse oxygen. Houston Astros' pitcher Chris Sampson is the first to try out the new Wellness Station during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the downtown tunnels. Waste Management, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and the Kelsey Research Foundation collaborated to provide a free, convenient health screening kiosk to downtown workers. The station is located beneath First City Tower and is the first of several to be installed downtown.

Photo Credit: Gus Salinas

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About Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston’s largest community-based physician group, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston’s famous Texas Medical Center. Kelsey-Seybold offers the services of more than 300 physicians in over 40 medical specialties. The Clinic’s 18 Houston-area locations offer convenience to patients close to home and work. Kelsey-Seybold has proudly served the National Aeronautics and Space Administration since 1966 and today provides medical services on-site at both Johnson Space Center and Moscow. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is part of the St. Luke's Episcopal Health System.

About Waste Management
Waste Management, based in Houston, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Our subsidiaries provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. We are also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Our customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America.

About the Kelsey Research Foundation
The Kelsey Research Foundation’s mission to improve the quality of patient care and health outcomes through research and education began more than a half-century ago. Today, the Kelsey Research Foundation is focused on health services and outcomes research, partnering with physicians, hospitals, universities, as well as the local research community to improve the quality of patient care and health outcomes. The Foundation is supported by generous contributions of current and former patients of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, local and national foundations, individuals, and companies concerned with improved health care delivery in the Houston area.

About Lifeclinic
Lifeclinic was established in 1976 as Vita-Stat Medical Services, Inc. Since then, it has grown to be the world’s largest supplier of commercial, automated, health kiosks. Lifeclinic health kiosks can be found in over 30,000 pharmacies and 4,000 company and organizational wellness centers worldwide, accounting for 500 million blood pressure measurements annually. Lifeclinic health kiosk and management systems encourage individuals to take an active role in their health care and provide corporate management with the tools to help reduce costs while simultaneously improving the health of individual employees. Lifeclinic health kiosks can be found throughout the United States and many other countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.lifeclinic.com for more information.