BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical" or the "Company") (NYSE: CCM), operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders on November 26, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.Beijing time. The meeting will be held at its headquarters on the 18th Floor, Tower A, Global Trade Center, 36 North Third Ring Road East, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100013, China. Shareholders as of the record date of October 27, 2011 are entitled to vote and to attend the meeting.

The notice of the annual general meeting of shareholders and the proxy statement related to the meeting are available on the Company's website at http://ir.concordmedical.com.

Concord Medical's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on SEC Form 20-F, containing the Company's audited financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2010, is available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://ir.concordmedical.com. The Form 20-F is also available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

About Concord Medical

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited operates the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, measured by revenues and the number of centers in operation. As of June 30, 2011, the Company operated a network of 125 centers with 68 hospital partners that spanned 46 cities and 24 provinces and administrative regions in China. Under long-term arrangements with top-tier hospitals in China, Concord Medical provides radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging equipment and manages the daily operations of these centers, which are located on the premises of its hospital partners. The Company also provides ongoing training to doctors and other medical professionals in its network of centers to ensure a high level of clinical care for patients. For more information, please see http://ir.concordmedical.com .

Safe harbor statement

This news release may contain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should," and "will" and similar expressions. These forward looking statements are based upon management's current views and expectations with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Furthermore, these statements are, by their nature, subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance and results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. Such factors include the number of new radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers opened; the increase in the number of patients in existing centers; the establishment of specialty cancer hospitals; changes in the healthcare industry in China, including changes in the healthcare policies and regulations of the PRC government; technological or therapeutic changes affecting the field of cancer treatment and diagnostic imaging; and possible effects on consumers and hospitals, hospital construction, and suppliers, as a result of inflation and the Chinese government's policies and actions to control inflation. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. The Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.

For more information, please contact:

Concord Medical Services
Mr. Tony Tian (Chinese and English)
Tel: +86-10-5957-5287
Email: tony.tian@concordmedical.com

Christensen
Ms. Teal Willingham (English and Chinese)
Tel: +86-131-2179-3446
Email: twillingham@christensenir.com

Ms. Kimberly Minarovich (English)
Tel: +1-212-618-1978
Email: kminarovich@christensenir.com

SOURCE Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited