Global Med Technologies(R) Adds Eighth SafeTrace Tx(R) Client in New York State
January 08 2008 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Community Memorial Ranked One of the Top Five New York State
Hospitals DENVER, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Med
Technologies(R), Inc. (OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) , an
international e-Health, medical information technology company,
today announced that its Wyndgate Technologies(R) division has
signed a purchase agreement with Community Memorial Hospital
(Community Memorial) of Hamilton, New York for its advanced
transfusion management software, SafeTrace Tx. Terms of the
agreement were not disclosed. Community is the eighth health care
system in New York State to choose Wyndgate blood management
software. (Logo:
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Community Memorial selected Wyndgate's SafeTrace Tx system in
conjunction with Omnitech's OMNILAB laboratory information system
(LIS). Together the two companies will offer a seamless interface,
allowing optimal access to information between the hospital's blood
bank and the laboratory. SafeTrace Tx provides comprehensive
tracking of patient history, testing, orders, specimens,
derivatives and more. A wide-ranging set of features, including
remote and electronic cross-matching, help manage patient and
product compatibility while extensive safety checks help ensure the
quality of the blood product. Sylvain Fontaine, Vice President,
Sales and Marketing for Omnitech Labs stated, "Wyndgate's SafeTrace
Tx product is a robust transfusion management system which
integrates well with OMNILAB. We are pleased to have a partner who
shares our commitment to provide innovative solutions and high
quality service to meet the needs of our clients." Wm. Scott
Dustin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Wyndgate
Technologies, commented, "We are delighted to work with Community
Memorial, and our channel partner Omnitech, to provide a
comprehensive solution for the hospital's blood bank and
laboratory. Our SafeTrace Tx product is a recognized leader among
transfusion management systems and will allow Community Memorial
Hospital to communicate with its new OMNILAB LIS to share patient
information quickly and easily, promoting efficiencies in their
blood bank as well as supporting patient safety." About Community
Memorial Hospital Community Memorial Hospital is a modern
healthcare system serving a population of 45,000 people in 27 rural
communities throughout Madison County and the eastern section of
Onondaga County as well as parts of Chenango and Oneida Counties.
Located on the Colgate University Campus, Community Memorial offers
a wide variety of healthcare services and facilities ranging from
state-of-the-art emergency and surgical services to primary care,
family-oriented birthing facilities and long-term skilled nursing
care for the elderly. Community Memorial has been ranked one of the
five top hospitals in New York State by the national hospital
rating organization, HealthGrades, from 2004 to 2007. In 2006
Community was again awarded the Gold Seal by the Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. About Global Med
Technologies, Inc. Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. is an
international e-Health medical information technology company
providing information management software products and services to
the healthcare industry. Its Wyndgate Technologies(R) 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 also being used in Canada and
sub-Saharan Africa, and are being implemented in the Caribbean.
Together, the Donor Doc(TM) interactive donor health history
questionnaire, SafeTrace(R) donor management system, and the
SafeTrace Tx(R) advanced transfusion management system, recently
patented, provide Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to
patient transfusion. Global Med's PeopleMed(R), Inc. subsidiary
provides custom software validation, consulting and compliance
solutions to hospitals and blood centers. PeopleMed's in-depth
knowledge of Wyndgate's products and the blood banking industry
results in cost-effective validation services, which leads to more
efficient software implementations and upgrades for our customers.
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.
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