Allied Healthcare International Inc. Appoints Non-Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer

NEW YORK--Allied Healthcare International Inc. , (AIM:AHI), a leading provider of healthcare staffing in the United Kingdom, has appointed H.J. Mark Tompkins, a non-executive director of Allied Healthcare, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board following a Board Meeting held on July 5, 2007. Mr. Tompkins has been a member of the Board since September, 2005. In addition, Sarah L. Eames, the Company’s Executive Vice President, has been appointed Deputy Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

About Allied Healthcare International Inc.

Allied Healthcare International Inc. (http://www.alliedhealthcare.com) is a leading provider of flexible healthcare staffing services in the United Kingdom. Allied operates a community-based network of approximately 100 branches with the capacity to provide careers (known as home health aides in the U.S.), nurses, and specialized medical personnel to locations covering approximately 90% of the U.K. population. Allied meets the needs of Private Patients, Community Care, Nursing Homes and Hospitals. The company also supplies medical-grade oxygen in the form of cylinders and concentrators to patients in the U.K.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this news release may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements include: Allied's ability to continue to recruit and retain qualified flexible healthcare staff; ability to enter into contracts with hospitals and other healthcare facility customers on terms attractive to Allied; the general level of patient occupancy at hospital and healthcare facilities of Allied's customers; the ability to successfully implement acquisition and integration strategies; dependence on the proper functioning of Allied's information systems; the effect of existing or future government regulation of the healthcare industry, and ability to comply with these regulations; the impact of medical malpractice and other claims asserted against Allied; the effect of regulatory change that may apply to Allied and that may increase costs and reduce revenue and profitability; the ability to use net operating loss carry forwards to offset net income; and the impairment of goodwill, of which Allied has a substantial amount on the balance sheet, may have the effect of decreasing earnings or increasing losses. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release include those described in Allied's most recently filed SEC documents, such as its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, all quarterly reports on form 10-Q and any current reports on Form 8-K filed since the date of the last Form 10-K. Allied undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.