Exhibit 99.7


                   MERIDIAN HEALTHCARE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
                               LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                  Certification of Principal Executive Officer
            Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


I, John M. Prugh, certify that:

1.   I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report  on Form  10-Q  of  Meridian
     Healthcare Growth and Income Fund Limited Partnership;

2.   Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  report  does not contain any
     untrue  statement of a material  fact or omit to state a material fact
     necessary to make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances
     under which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to
     the period covered by this annual report;

3.   Based on my knowledge,  the financial statements,  and other financial
     information  included in this quarterly report,  fairly present in all
     material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and
     cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods  presented in
     this annual report;

4.   The registrant's other certifying  officers and I are responsible
     for   establishing  and  maintaining   disclosure   controls  and
     procedures  (as defined in Exchange  Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14)
     for the registrant and have:

     a)   designed such  disclosure  controls and procedures to ensure that
          material  information  relating to the registrant,  including its
          consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within
          those  entities,  particularly  during  the  period in which this
          annual report is being prepared;

     b)   evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's   disclosure
          controls and  procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
          filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     c)   presented  in this  quarterly  report our  conclusions  about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on
          our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,
     based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors
     and the audit  committee of  registrant's  board of directors (or
     persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the  design  or  operation  of
          internal  controls which could adversely  affect the registrant's
          ability to record,  process,  summarize and report financial data
          and have  identified for the  registrant's  auditors any material
          weaknesses in internal controls; and

     b)   any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or
          other employees who have a significant  role in the  registrant's
          internal controls; and

6.   The registrant's  other certifying  officers and I have indicated
     in this quarterly report whether there were  significant  changes
     in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly
     affect  internal  controls  subsequent  to the  date of our  most
     recent  evaluation,  including any corrective actions with regard
     to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.




Date:    11/13/02                 By:   /s/  John M. Prugh

                                  John M. Prugh
                                  Chief Executive Officer
                                  Brown Healthcare, Inc.
                                  Administrative General Partner