Boston Medical Center Becomes First Hospital to Adopt MARTTI(TM) Service in Massachusetts.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Language Access Network, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :LANW), the leader in video interpretation services, announced today that Boston Medical Center Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a non-profit 581-bed medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was created by the formal merger of Boston City Hospital (BCH) and Boston University Medical Center Hospital (BUMCH). has installed and begun usage of the Company's MARTTI[TM] units. The Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit, 575-licensed bed, academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End. Last year, the medical center assisted in more than 170,000 interactions with patients and visitors, had more than 28,035 discharges, and more than 900,000 outpatient visits. Under the agreement, Language Access Network will provide video interpretation service in 150 languages, including American Sign Language American Sign Language n. The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada. American Sign Language (ASL), n. (ASL ASL - Algebraic Specification Language ). The service, known as MARTTI[TM] (My Accessible Real-Time Trusted Interpreter), will be available to Boston Medical Center's Emergency Department 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and billed on a per minute usage fee. Language Access Network estimates an average of 20% of all patients in the U.S. are limited English proficient, deaf and hard-of-hearing, or do not speak English well. LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. estimates that each patient encounter in a hospital environment, ER, Labor and Delivery, Clinic, etc. lasts between 7-12 minutes of time on the MARTTI[TM] unit, with a cost range of $1.75-$2.95 per minute. About Boston Medical Center Boston Medical Center is the first hospital in Massachusetts to offer the MARTTI[TM] Interpretation Services to their limited English proficient and deaf and hard-of-hearing patients. The Interpreter Services program at Boston Medical Center is the most extensive in New England. The hospital is the primary teaching affiliate for Boston University School of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. It is an American medical school located in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. . Emphasizing community-based care, Boston Medical Center, with its mission to provide consistently accessible health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract to all, is the largest safety net hospital in New England. Boston Medical Center www.bmc.org About Language Access Network, Inc. Language Access Network, Inc. (OTCBB:LANW), based in Nevada, is a pioneer and the leader in video language interpretation services with operations in Columbus, Ohio. A publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. , Language Access Network provides pharmacies and medical facilities with professionally trained interpreters 24 hours a day, seven days a week through our centralized video language center, interpreting more than 150 different languages including American Sign Language (ASL) via real-time, interactive video technology. More information is available at www.languageaccessnetwork.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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