Emerging Health Information Technology to Provide Infrastructure Support Services to Tri-State Area Hospitals; Outsourcing 'IT' Means Hospitals Keep Focus on Patient Care.

YONKERS, N.Y. -- Emerging Health Information Technology, a provider of healthcare information management solutions for hospitals, integrated delivery networks and medical centers, continues in its effort to offer technology solutions that improve patient care by offering data center support, IT operations management and disaster recovery services to area hospitals. The suite of outsourced services, called Healthcare Infrastructure On-Call(sm), is supported by a $25 million investment in technology, and an experienced healthcare IT staff running the Company's Data Management Center (DMC) and Network Command Center located in Yonkers, New York.

"Managing data servers and desktops is a difficult task for most sophisticated Fortune 500 corporations with large IT departments; imagine the challenge it is for a fully operational medical center whose primary purpose is caring for patients and savinglives," said Jack Wolf, president and chief executive officer of Emerging Health. "By outsourcing routine but critical functions to Emerging Health, hospitals can focus on patient care with the assurance that all information systems operate at the highest levels of reliability."

For the last 15 years, the management team at Emerging Health has been the guiding force behind establishing New York's Montefiore Medical Center as one of the nation's most technologically advanced hospital networks. Emerging Health provides round-the-clock support of Montefiore's computer systems across 3 hospitals and 25 ambulatory centers. The company also provides full IT services to Bronx Lebanon Health Center and "Physician Order Entry" implementation and training services to St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT. "Emerging Health is uniquely qualified to manage a hospital's computing environment. We understand that the applications we support go far beyond "mission critical"; they affect the quality of patient care and help physicians and nurses perform their duties most effectively," added Wolf.

Emerging Health can design and support a hospital's total communications and network infrastructure providing help desk, maintenance and remote monitoring services, as well as network management and asset tracking. Support is provided 365/24/7 with every engagement customized to the client's specific needs, including coverage hours, response time, and technical dispatch.

"Healthcare providers constantly rely on information to do their job; it's our responsibility to ensure that all of our client's systems are working at peak performance. Our help desk services will substantially improve a hospital's ability to respond to its employees," said Brian Hoch, Emerging Health's director of computing resources. "Our Data Management Center is a state-of-the-art 15,000 square foot clean-room environment specifically designed to support enterprise healthcare applications and services." The DMC uses the latest technology to ensure security and environmental reliability including multiple power and communication grids, an independent stand-alone power plant consisting of 750 KVA UPS, a 2000 KW diesel generator set and n-1 redundancy of every system.

Disaster Recovery is another important service in the Healthcare Infrastructure On-Call suite. Emerging Health provides hot and cold site alternatives, including the ability to create a fully-mirrored environment providing real-time system recovery in the event of a contingent situation. "As a New York Metro-area provider who demonstrated response to the unfortunate occurrence of September 11 and the Blackout of August 2003, Emerging Health is fully prepared to respond to the critical needs of a healthcare organization. Having access to information is vitally important during an emergency," Wolf concluded.

About Emerging Health

Emerging Health Information Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Montefiore Medical Center, is a provider of healthcare information management solutions for hospitals, integrated delivery networks and medical centers. The company offers a comprehensive suite of clinical, financial and operations software and services that improve patient care, maximize financial performance, streamline business processes and enhance operating efficiency across the entire patient care continuum. The firm provides hosted applications and infrastructure management services as well as full on-site implementation of enterprise systems. For information, visit www.emerginghealthIT.com.

About Montefiore Medical Center

Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital and Academic Medical Centers for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is an internationally recognized leader in patient care, education, research and community services. Located in the Bronx, Montefiore provides treatment programs for patients with all major illnesses and has distinguished centers of excellence in heart care, cancer care, children's health, women's health and surgery.