21 Hospital Integrated Health System Selects SafeTrace Tx(R) DENVER, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Med Technologies, 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 multi-million dollar agreement with Intermountain Healthcare (Intermountain) of West Valley City, Utah to license Wyndgate's SafeTrace Tx transfusion management software. For the past nine years, Intermountain has been ranked first or second nationally in a study of more than 550 integrated health systems. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO) Marc Probst, CIO and Vice President of Information Systems at Intermountain Healthcare, stated, "Intermountain's complex operations and technology infrastructure combined with the imperative for timely, high quality and reliable information, required that we align with a vendor capable of implementing transfusion management software into large, multi-hospital systems on a timely basis. Our research led us to Wyndgate Technologies and their SafeTrace Tx product. Their single database and Centralized Transfusion System (CTS) approach made them the logical choice for our organization." SafeTrace Tx, a powerful transfusion service management information system, is designed to fully support Intermountain Healthcare's enterprise-wide centralized transfusion services (CTS) management, including advanced functionality such as electronic and remote crossmatch, automated patient special needs and antigen/antibody screens. The blood management software system is designed to raise the standard of care for patients, improve safety, reduce waste and increase efficiency in the blood transfusion environment. Thomas F. Marcinek, President and Chief Operating Officer for Wyndgate Technologies, commented, "Wyndgate appreciates the thoroughness that was shown by Intermountain Healthcare in the selection process and we are honored to have been chosen by such an outstanding healthcare organization. Intermountain is recognized as a national model for efficient quality healthcare delivery and one of the most technologically advanced hospital systems in the country." Mr. Marcinek continued, "We recognize the important role SafeTrace Tx will play in enhancing patient care and safety by facilitating dependable access to critical information and we look forward to a long relationship with Intermountain Healthcare." About Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Healthcare is a nonprofit health system based in Salt Lake City, with over 28,000 employees. Serving the healthcare needs of Utah and southeastern Idaho residents, Intermountain's system of 21 hospitals, physicians, clinics, and health plans provides clinically excellent medical care at affordable rates. In 2007, Intermountain Healthcare again ranked as one of the nation's top integrated health systems, receiving the second highest score in an annual study of healthcare organizations by Modern Healthcare magazine. Intermountain has rated first in five of the last nine years (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), and second four times (2001, 2006, 2007, 2008). 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, Africa, and the Caribbean. Wyndgate's software provides Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to patient transfusion through its Donor Doc(TM) interactive donor health history questionnaire, ElDorado(TM) Donor(TM) and SafeTrace(R) donor management systems, to its SafeTrace Tx(R) advanced transfusion management system. 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. 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 Investors, Paul Holm, President of portfoliopr.inc, +1-212-888-4570, , for Global Med Technologies, Inc. Web site: http://www.globalmedtech.com/

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