Irvine, Calif. (Sept. 9, 2004) -- Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced that Richard K. Matros, the company’s chief executive officer and chairman of the board, and Kevin W. Pendergest, the company’s chief financial officer, are scheduled to present at the Roth Capital Partners’ New York Conference on Sept. 14, 2004, at 4:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. PDT. The conference is being held at the St. Regis Hotel located at Two East 55th Street, at Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. Click here to listen to a live audio webcast of the presentation. If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, the presentation will be available after the conference on Sun’s web site at http://www.sunh.com under Investor Information.
      Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., with executive offices located 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, medical staffing through CareerStaff Unlimited, Inc., home care through SunPlus Home Health Services, Inc., and medical laboratory and mobile radiology services through SunAlliance Healthcare Services, Inc.

About the Roth Capital Partners’ New York Conference

      This annual event is the largest in the nation for emerging growth companies. It provides a concentrated forum where Institutional Investors can meet the executives of growth companies hand-picked by Roth Capital’s research team. The conference will highlight approximately 225 companies from industry groups including Health Care/Life Sciences; Consumer Products; Defense & Industrial Technologies; Digital Media, IT & Entertainment; Broadband & Fiber Optics; Gaming; and Business and Banking/Financial Services.  
      This year, as a result of numerous client requests, Roth has extended the conference to three working days, including a Discovery Day, which will be hosted by RedChip Resources, LLC.  For more information about the conference, visit the Roth Capital Partners’ conference site.