Exhibit 99.8


                   MERIDIAN HEALTHCARE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
                               LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

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


I, Timothy M. Gisriel, 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:  11/12/02                   By:   /s/  Timothy M. Gisriel

                                  Timothy M. Gisriel
                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                  Brown Healthcare, Inc.
                                  Administrative General Partner