Statement From MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER Regarding Mr. Jackson's Medical Condition & Note to Media

Statements made today at the Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria, CA., by Kathleen Hernandez, Communication’s Manager for the Marian Medical Center, and Dr. Chuck Merrill, Mr. Jackson’s Attending Physician: Good Afternoon. I am Kathleen Hernandez, Communication Manager for the Marian Medical Center. First of all, we would like to thank you for your patience. We would also like to thank you for respecting the privacy of our patients. Marian Medical Center will not be releasing any information about Mr. Jackson. Because of confidentiality laws, we cannot disclose any information about any of our patients. However, if you have any questions regarding logistics for other matters, you can reach the communications staff at 805-739-3561. For any questions regarding Mr. Jackson, you can call his publicist Raymone Bain. Ms. Bain’s office will also be issuing our physician’s information in written form on Mr. Jackson's website, MJJsource.com. Again, thank you for your patience and cooperation. I would like to now introduce Dr. Chuck Merrill, Emergency Physician for Marian Medical Center. He will be issuing a brief statement, but we will not have a question and answer period following Dr. Merrill’s statement. Source: MJJsource/eMJey