 VANCOUVER , April 17, 2020 CNW - CRH Medical Corporation CRH or the Company CRH.TO NYSE MKT: CRHM announces today that it has received loan proceeds of 2,945,620 PPP Loan under the Paycheck Protection Program PPP. The PPP was established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act CARES Act in order to enable small businesses to pay employees during the coronavirus crisis, and provides loans to qualifying businesses for up to 2.5 times their average monthly payroll costs. The amount borrowed under the PPP is eligible to be forgiven provided that the borrower uses the loan proceeds during the eight week period after receiving them, and provided that the proceeds are used to cover payroll costs including benefits, rent, mortgage interest, and utility costs. 