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Arcadia Resources and Michigan's Largest Physicians' Coalition Team to Lead the New Evolution in Affordable Health Care

Companies to Open Walk-In Clinics Within Retail Locations

SOUTHFIELD, MI: June 7, 2006: Arcadia Resources, Inc. (AMEX:KAD), a leading national provider of home care and staffing services, mail order pharmacy, respiratory and durable medical equipment, announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with the Physicians' Organization of Western Michigan (POWM), a 570-member independent physicians' coalition and the largest of its kind in the state of Michigan. Arcadia will open and operate walk-in, routine/non-emergency medical clinics staffed by Arcadia's Nurse Practitioners. POWM will provide medical oversight and ensure best medical practices are consistently met throughout each clinic's operations.

Arcadia Resources, Inc. Chairman and CEO John Elliott II said, "Arcadia's strongest asset, that of human capital, combined with our reputation for providing professional staffing, durable and respiratory medical equipment and home health care services, makes us uniquely qualified to partner with POWM. Through our collaborative efforts, we look forward to driving the new evolution in alternate site health care - the clinic within a retail store."

Elliott continued, "The U.S. alternate site retail clinic market is still in its infancy, and is poised for tremendous future growth. POWM empowers us to establish a strong market position that ensures that patients receive the highest standards of medical practice."

David Silliven, Executive Director of POWM, stated, "With our partner Arcadia, we are confident in bringing the highest quality health care in a convenient, familiar community setting. Our retail site health clinics are designed to dramatically reduce the costs of routine medical care, increase efficiencies of health care service, as well as promote wellness by offering easy and affordable access to screening, vaccines and other routine testing."

Arcadia Director of Clinical Services Patricia Slayton, RN, MSN, ANP, will oversee the program, including recruitment, training, clinical standards and service delivery. Slayton commented, "Individuals and their families are seeking neighborhood health care solutions that don't involve traveling a great distance, spending hours in an emergency treatment facility or hospital, or paying hundreds of dollars for routine treatment. Our walk-in clinics can help resolve these long-standing issues."

The walk-in clinics will offer non-urgent medical services, such as the treatment for ear infections, scrapes, and minor injuries. Additionally, the clinic will provide vaccines and routine screening, such as cholesterol and blood pressure, without an appointment and with little or no waiting time. Arcadia's Nurse Practitioners will staff the clinics and have the ability to write prescriptions when appropriate.  Since the clinics will be located within retail stores, prescriptions can be filled on-site.

About POWM

Physicians' Organization of Western Michigan (POWM) is a coalition of more than 570 physicians who believe that the interests of their patients are best served by preserving the patient/physician relationship. POWM's mission is to preserve and strengthen the patient/physician relationship, promote the independence of physicians in group practice and provide leadership in shaping the delivery of health care services in West Michigan.

POWM establishes collaborative and strategic relationships that serve the interests of its members and their patients. It also provides members with practice support services, contract analysis and value-added products to reduce overhead and enhance practice efficiency. For more information, visit http://www.powm.com.

About Arcadia Resources, Inc.

Arcadia Resources, Inc. operations include home health care services; non-medical and medical staffing, including travel nursing; provision of respiratory and durable medical equipment to patients in the home; and a mail-order catalog of home healthcare-oriented products. The Company’s comprehensive solutions help organizations operate more effectively and with greater flexibility, while enabling individuals to manage illness and injury in the comfort of their own homes or through the convenience of local health care sites. For more information, visit: www.arcadiaresourcesinc.com.

For investor inquiries, contact Tracey Wolf, Investors@ArcadiaResourcesInc.com, 239-434-8884.
For media inquiries, contact Walter Kraft at Caponigro Public Relations Inc., 248-355-3200.

Any statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, if applicable to the Company, and otherwise within the meaning of court opinions construing such forward-looking statements. The Company claims all safe harbor and other legal protections provided to it by law for all of its forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, estimates, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual financial or operating results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements not to occur or be realized, including our estimates of consumer demand for retail store health clinic services, required capital investment, build-out schedules, competition, and other factors. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Additional information that could materially affect the Company may be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.