Bridge Announces Appointments of Sarah Horsman as VP of Human Resources, Andy Pittman, VP Product Development.

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SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 29, 2000

Bridge Medical Inc. announced today two important additions to its executive management team.

Sarah Horsman, who has joined Bridge as vice president of human resources, previously served as director of human resources for the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. She also served as vice president of human resources for the Allina System in Minneapolis, an integrated health care system with over 20,000 employees.

Andy Pittman has joined Bridge as vice president of product development. Andy comes to Bridge from Per Se Technologies, where he also served as vice president of product development, leading the team that developed and supported Per Se's resource management systems. He previously served as director of development for ADAC Healthcare Information Systems.

"We are fortunate in attracting such talented professionals to Bridge," said John Grotting, Bridge's president and chief executive officer. "This is an exciting time for our company, as more hospitals implement the Bridge Medication System. Our ability to provide an exceptionally rewarding environment -- personally and professionally -- will be key to Bridge's success. Sarah and Andy are the kind of leaders who will help us accomplish that goal. We are very glad to have them with us."

Bridge Medical, a technologies and services company headquartered in San Diego, was founded in 1996 to help hospitals eliminate medication errors, reduce the occurrence of adverse drug events and improve quality in the delivery of drug therapies. The Bridge Medication Management System uses clinical knowledge, networking and bar coding to verify beyond the "5 rights" (right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right route of administration) at the patient's bedside, before the drug is administered.