Medical Care Technologies Inc. announced leadership appointments in support of the proposed children's clinics operating structure in Shenzhen, China. Chief Operating Officer Luis Kuo has accepted promotion to the position of President. In his new role, Mr. Kuo will continue to provide strategic direction and operations leadership.

Mr. Kuo will direct the company's strategic development plansfor the future construction of the children's clinics and to ensure Medical Care Technologies Inc. meets their stated initiatives for future healthcare for children in China. He continues to lead the charge to build the first western-style, advanced children's clinic in China. Mr. Kuo will assume his responsibilities immediately and, his predecessor, Ning Wu, will step aside from her role as President, and will maintain her role as CEO and will continue to serve on the Board of Directors of the company.

The company also appointed Thomas J. (Joe) Hall II as new Chief Operations Officer. Thomas J. (Joe) Hall II brings a wealth of experience in all facets of healthcare administration to the company. In his new role as COO, Mr. Hall's ultimate aim is to first create an efficient clinical model for a children's health center and then to transform it to a national model by creating a robust health center for pediatrics, with translational medicine capabilities, superlative child-focused medical care, and an new pediatric program that will focus on factors critical to maintaining health and preventing hospitalization.

During a distinguished 20-year career with the United States Air Force, Lt. Col. Hall (Ret.) served as a Medical Service Corps Officer in charge of business operations in several large medical clinics, including a clinic which served 24,000 beneficiaries.

He is an expert at dealing with broad-based treatment facilities geared towards service personnel and their families. He has administered multi-million dollar budgets successfully. Mr. Hall also served as Executive Director of Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inc.