EX-32 8 ex32-1.txt EXHIBIT 32.1 Exhibit 32.1 GENESIS HEALTH VENTURES, INC. CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Genesis Health Ventures, Inc. (the "Company"), does hereby certify with respect to the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 (the "Report") that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: October 10, 2003 Robert H. Fish --------------------------- --------------------------- Robert H. Fish Chief Executive Officer Date: October 10, 2003 George V Hager, Jr. --------------------------- --------------------------- George V. Hager, Jr. Chief Financial Officer The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.