ACADIA NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 
ACQUIRES NORTHEAST MEDICAL BUSINESS GROUP, INC.  

Lewiston, Maine - September 8, l998 - Acadia National Health Systems, Inc. 
(OTCBB:ACAD) announced the acquisition of Northeast Medical Business Group, 
Inc., a medical billing and management services corporation located in 
Keene, New Hampshire.  

Paul W. Chute, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadia, is 
exceptionally pleased with this acquisition and the resulting business 
relationship.  "Frank and Martha DeJohn, long-time owners, operators and 
principle developers of Northeast, bring to Acadia a wealth of knowledge 
about the complex medical services industry and a real personal dedication 
to their clients.  I am excited about Frank and Martha's long term 
commitment to stay with Acadia and work towards our common goal of 
providing an exceptional group of medical service products throughout the 
Northeast."

Acadia National Health Systems, Inc. specializes in medical billing for 
health care providers throughout Maine and New Hampshire.  Northeast 
Medical Business Group compliments this with clients in New Hampshire, 
Vermont and Massachusetts.  Both companies concentrate in providing 
accounts receivable management, medical billing and practice management 
consulting services in radiology, anesthesiology, surgery, emergency 
services, family practice, internal medicine and behavioral health 
medicine.  Additional practice experience in urology, pulmonology, 
pathology and rural health centers support Acadia's position of being a 
full service medical services organization.  

"Acadia's goal is to become a dominant medical services organization (MS0) 
throughout New England and the Northeast", said Mr. Chute and he further 
commented, "We continue to develop business relationships with 
well-established companies dedicated to offering quality, competitive 
services and strive to continue a local presence and personal relationship 
with each medical provider we service."


CONTACT:
Acadia National Health Systems, Inc. 
Paul W. Chute, Chief Executive Officer
207 777-3423 
207 784-7743  (fax)
email:  acadnat@exploremaine.com