- Top Hospital to Implement SafeTrace Tx(R) Transfusion Management System - DENVER, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate Technologies(R), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc., (OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) announced today that Lakeview Hospital is implementing Wyndgate's SafeTrace Tx(R)* transfusion management system in its blood bank. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO) Wyndgate has significantly expanded its mid-West presence in 2005 and early 2006, and, in the past year, has added 25 new clients in this region. Lakeview Hospital, located in Stillwater, MN, joins over 60 other hospitals and donor centers in the mid-Western region using Wyndgate's products. Wyndgate's two primary products are its SafeTrace(R) donor management product and its SafeTrace Tx transfusion management system. In addition, Wyndgate offers several supplementary products to its core systems. Eight of Wyndgate's mid-Western customers are Vein-to-Vein(R) customers, using Wyndgate's products to manage both donor and transfusion activities in their blood banks. "This past year was a period of excellent growth for Wyndgate. Wyndgate has put significant resources, attention to detail and effort into developing its products and delivering quality service to its customers. Wyndgate and its SafeTrace and SafeTrace Tx products have received excellent ratings in recent industry reports, and our sales pipeline is indicative of industry satisfaction as well," stated Thomas F. Marcinek, President and COO of Wyndgate Technologies. "Wyndgate welcomes Lakeview Hospital as a new client," Mr. Marcinek continued. "We are proud to partner with healthcare organizations dedicated to patient safety and first-class care. Along with the industry, we recognize Lakeview as such an organization, and we are delighted to join them in their commitment to quality." About Lakeview Hospital Lakeview Hospital is well known and recognized for its industry leadership and promotion of quality community healthcare. In 2004, Lakeview Hospital was named a Top 100 Hospital by Solucient, a national healthcare industry analyst. Last year, the hospital was honored by the Minnesota Hospital Association with the Community Health Commitment Award. About Global Med Technologies, Inc. Global Med Technologies, Inc. is an international e-Health, medical information technology company, providing information management software products and services to the healthcare industry. Its Wyndgate Technologies division is a leading supplier of information management systems to U.S. and international blood centers and hospital transfusion centers. Current clients of Wyndgate's products and services manage more than 3 million units of blood, or over 22% of the U.S. blood supply, each year. Wyndgate's products are being used in Canada and sub-Saharan Africa, and are being implemented in the Caribbean. Together, the SafeTrace Tx advanced transfusion management system and the SafeTrace(R) donor management system provide Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to patient transfusion. For more information about Global Med's products and services, please call 800-WYNDGATE or visit http://www.globalmedtech.com/, http://www.peoplemed.com/ and http://www.wyndgate.com/. This news release may include statements that constitute forward-looking statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expects" or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this news release. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Global Med Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Michael I. Ruxin, M.D. of Global Med Technologies, Inc., +1-303-238-2000; or Investor Relations, Paul Short, President of Investment Strategies, LLC, +1-304-523-3252, for Global Med Technologies, Inc. Web site: http://www.wyndgate.com/ Web site: http://www.peoplemed.com/ Web site: http://www.globalmedtech.com/

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