TORRANCE, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: TRL) today announced the appointment of Jonathan S. Wolin, attorney and
certified public accountant, to the newly created position of Vice President
of Audit and Compliance.  As part of TRL's broadened management team,
Mr. Wolin and his team will oversee and ensure compliance with the company's
legal, regulatory and financial procedures. He will report to Barry Cosgrove,
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Total Renal Care.
    Since 1994, Mr. Wolin has been a healthcare attorney at the law firm of
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., which performs extensive
work for TRL.  As a partner and associate at the firm, he has gained
significant expertise in regulatory, corporate and transactional matters and
has extensive knowledge of healthcare regulations, including Medicare and
Medicaid reimbursement issues.  From 1990 to 1994 Mr. Wolin practiced law in
San Francisco.  In addition, he has a strong financial background, having
worked as a senior tax consultant for Ernst & Young in 1989-1990 and an
accountant for IBM from 1982 to 1986.
    Mr. Wolin, 37, earned a Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of
America in Washington, D.C., a Master of Business Administration from George
Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the
University of Maryland.
    Torrance, California-based Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc., is the second
largest domestic, and largest independent worldwide provider of integrated
dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. The
company owns and operates high-quality, free-standing kidney dialysis centers
and home peritoneal dialysis programs in 34 states, as well as Washington,
D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, Argentina and several European nations.  It also
provides high-quality acute hemodialysis services to inpatients at
approximately 290 hospitals.  As of April 1, 1999, TRL operated 549 outpatient
dialysis facilities and provided services to more than 42,800 patients,
including approximately 3,000 patients in 37 centers under TRL management.
TRL also operates ESRD laboratory and pharmacy facilities, as well as vascular
access management, transplant services and ESRD clinical research programs.

SOURCE  Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc.