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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-09-28</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001331931</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Echo Healthcare Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EHHA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001243310</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>D.B. ZWIRN &amp; CO., L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>745 FIFTH AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10151</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Remarks Below</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001278301</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ZWIRN DANIEL B</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O D.B. ZWIRN &amp; CO., L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>745 FIFTH AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10051</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Remarks Below</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001320185</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GOLDMAN SACHS (CAYMAN) TRUST, LTD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>HARBOUR CENTRE, 2ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GRAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>PO BOX 896</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Remarks Below</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001175853</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O D.B. ZWIRN &amp; CO., L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>745 FIFTH AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10151</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Remarks Below</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001278303</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O D.B. ZWIRN &amp; CO., L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>745 FIFTH AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10151</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Remarks Below</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001320184</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>DBZ GP, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O D.B. ZWIRN &amp; CO., L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>745 FIFTH AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10151</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Remarks Below</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (&quot;Common Stock&quot;)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>949892</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes below</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">D.B. Zwirn &amp; Co., L.P., a Delaware limited partnership is the manager of (i) D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., a
 Delaware limited partnership (a &quot;Fund&quot;), which holds 354,116 shares of Common Stock and (ii) D.B. Zwirn Special
 Opportunities Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (together with D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., the &quot;Funds&quot;),
 which holds 595,776 shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">As the manager of the Funds, D.B. Zwirn &amp; Co., L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially
 owned by the Funds. As general partner of D.B. Zwirn &amp; Co., L.P., DBZ GP, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares
 of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Funds. As the managing member of DBZ GP, LLC, Zwirn Holdings, LLC may be deemed to
 beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Funds. As the managing member of Zwirn Holdings, LLC,
 Daniel B. Zwirn may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Funds.  Each
 Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, and this
 report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for
 purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's
 outstanding Common Stock.  The Power of Attorney for Daniel B. Zwirn dated February 5, 2007 that authorizes Lawrence D.
 Cutler to sign and file this Form 3 on Daniel B. Zwirn's behalf, which D.B. Zwirn &amp; Co., L.P. filed with the Securities and
 Exchange Commission on February 6, 2007 as an exhibit to its amended Schedule 13G with respect to the common stock of the
 Issuer, is hereby incorporated by reference.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>D.B. ZWIRN &amp; CO, L.P., By:  DBZ GP, LLC, its General Parnter, By:  Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its Managing Member, By:  /s/ Lawrence D. Cutler, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>DANIEL B. ZWIRN, By:  /s/ Lawrence D. Cutler, as Attorney-in-Fact for Daniel B. Zwirn</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD., By:  D.B. Zwirn &amp; Co., L.P., By:  DBZ GP, LLC, its General Parnter, By:  Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its Managing Member, By:  /s/ Lawrence D. Cutler, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P., By:  D.B. Zwirn &amp; Co., L.P., By:  DBZ GP, LLC, its General Parnter, By:  Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its Managing Member, By:  /s/ Lawrence D. Cutler, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC, By:  /s/ Lawrence D. Cutler, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>DBZ GP, LLC, By:  Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its Managing Member, By:  /s/ Lawrence D. Cutler, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
