Carondelet Health Network Selects Amelior ED Patient Care System for its Emergency Department Information System.

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ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2004

One of the nation's leading not-for-profit health care firms has selected the Amelior ED(R) patient care system for their emergency department information system (EDIS) at Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital and Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson, Ariz.

Developed by Patient Care Technology Systems of Aliso Viejo, Amelior ED(R) represents comprehensive emergency department support with triage-to-disposition information management, integrated computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and extensive clinical decision support.

"We sought to find a clinical information system for our emergency departments that would streamline patient care and provide clinical decision support that could also integrate with our existing MEDITECH system," said John Braswell, Chief Information Officer for Carondelet Health Network. "After reviewing available systems, we found Amelior ED(R) to be the only solution that could fully meet our needs."

"We are excited to partner with the Carondelet Health Network as part of our growing family of leading hospitals who have selected Amelior ED(R) as their comprehensive ED information system," said Rephael Inbar, CEO of Patient Care Technology Systems. "Amelior ED(R) is the category's most turnkey solution with computer hardware, networking, integration, training, implementation and ongoing 24x7 support all included with the software. Our unique 'no-risk' business model makes Amelior ED(R) a unique proposition and an affordable solution for hospitals seeking to enhance their emergency departments with much improved patient safety and overall efficiencies."

Carondelet Health Network's emergency departments supported over 110,000 patients in 2003. St. Joseph's and St. Mary's Hospitals have both been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 hospitals based on the Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: Benchmarks for Success Study in 2002.

About Carondelet Health Network

Carondelet Health Network is anchored by St. Joseph's and St. Mary's hospitals in Tucson, and Holy Cross Hospital in Nogales, Ariz., and is Southern Arizona's oldest and largest not-for-profit healthcare provider. Carondelet Health Network is part of Ascension Health, the nation's largest not-for-profit faith-based health care system sponsored by the Daughters of Charity and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth. Carondelet Health Network's headquarters are located at 2202 N. Forbes Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85745, 520-872-7700. For more information, visit www.carondelet.org.

About Patient Care Technology Systems

Patient Care Technology Systems is an emerging leader in the emergency department information systems category. Their flagship solution is the Amelior ED(R) patient care system, a comprehensive EDIS with clinical decision support designed to improve the operating performance and the quality of practice of emergency departments. Amelior ED(R) customers have been recognized nationally for department productivity and nursing excellence. The company's headquarters are located at 32 Journey, Suite 250, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, telephone [phone]. For more information, visit www.pcts.com.