- Second HPA Facility Installs SafeTrace Tx(R) Transfusion Management System - DENVER, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate Technologies(R), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc., (OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) announced today that Hospital Partners of America (HPA) is implementing Wyndgate's SafeTrace Tx(R)* transfusion management system at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Houston, Texas. St. Joseph's Medical Center is the second facility operated by HPA to implement Wyndgate's transfusion management system. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO ) HPA first licensed the SafeTrace Tx system for its Twelve Oaks Medical Center facility, which is also located in Houston. When St. Joseph's Medical Center learned that it would need to purchase a new blood bank system because its existing system was being discontinued, HPA licensed SafeTrace Tx based on the success and satisfaction with the system at Twelve Oaks Medical Center. "SafeTrace Tx has been installed at Hospital Partners of America's Twelve Oaks Medical Center for over two years now and we have been very happy with its performance. SafeTrace Tx provides comprehensive management and tracking of patients and blood products, including many built-in safety features. Our past experience has proven that Wyndgate Technologies is a solid, reliable company and that SafeTrace Tx is a quality system," stated Cheryl Cook, Corporate Director of Application Services, Hospital Partners of America. Ms. Cook continued, "We have been particularly impressed with Wyndgate's willingness to work with us given the short time-frame we have to replace our old blood bank system at St. Joseph's Medical Center. We have purchased extra services, and Wyndgate has been incredibly responsive and supportive. SafeTrace Tx will enhance the efficiency of the transfusion service at St. Joseph's Medical Center and help us to provide high quality services and blood products to our patients. All in all, we are happy to be working with Wyndgate on another project." Wm. Scott Dustin, VP of Sales and Marketing at Wyndgate, commented on the St. Joseph's Medical Center implementation stating, "Hospital Partners of America and Wyndgate Technologies share a mutual commitment to providing high-quality, patient focused healthcare to the communities they serve. It is rewarding to have organizations such as HPA return to Wyndgate to meet their blood bank management needs. Their repeat business speaks to the quality of our products and services, and reinforces our position as a leading supplier of blood banking software." About HPA Hospital Partners of America develops and operates hospitals throughout the country with a singular mission: to partner with leading physicians in order to redefine the way hospital care is delivered. HPA's approach of partnering with physicians empowers physician partners by enabling them to be involved in the development and operation of a hospital. This includes participating in the design of the facility, the selection of equipment, the selection of senior management of the hospital, and all other strategic and operational decisions. The result is a unique mix of quality health care, greater patient satisfaction and more efficient operations. 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. Each year, Wyndgate's products and services manage more than eight million blood components, representing over 27% of the U.S. blood supply. 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. * Patent pending 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 Web site: http://www.peoplemed.com/ Web site: http://www.wyndgate.com/ Web site: http://www.globalmedtech.com/

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