Opus Healthcare Solutions Launches Clinical Software Products at UHS' Methodist Hospital In Three-Month Timeframe.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Driven by Standardized Web-based Software, a Proven Launch Plan, and a Dedicated Team, Opus Healthcare Achieves UHS' Accelerated Go-Live Target

Opus Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a provider of Web-based clinical data management software, and Universal Health Services, Inc., today announced the successful accelerated launch of new clinical software systems in the 306-bed Methodist Hospital in East New Orleans, Louisiana. OpusOM, Order Management, OpusMD, Physician Web Access, OpusCDR, Clinical Data Repository and OpusLab, Laboratory system, went live in less than three months, a process that typically takes healthcare organizations a minimum of six months. The intensified launch schedule was driven by UHS' strategic business decision to upgrade the hospital's information technology after purchasing the facility in January 2004.

Opus Healthcare was able to deliver this rapid software launch because "we are working with sophisticated Web-based software products, a proven launch process, and an exceptional team of dedicated people," says Fred E. Beck, President of Opus Healthcare. "In particular, the user-friendly Web-based software and UHS' unique software standardization strategy contributed to the high-speed installation."

"As the week after the 'live' progressed and the required changes in operations unfolded we found the new OpusLab system easy to use and the onsite Opus team responsive and focused on quick solution," says Terri Turner-Marse, Lab Director at Methodist Hospital.

"Methodist clinicians are excited to have their outdated systems replaced with the latest clinical technology. They love using all of the advanced capabilities available in their new easy-to-use and streamlined order management system, including real-time access to patient data," says LeAnn Moyer, Clinical Implementation Coordinator at Opus Healthcare.

As Linda Reino, UHS' CIO summed it up, "The team worked hard to uncover all the right details in our planning and design processes to be sure that we understood the Methodist environment."

About Opus Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

Opus Healthcare Solutions, Inc., delivers sophisticated, easy-to-use, and highly adaptable Web-based clinical applications to today's cost-conscious and patient-focused hospital systems and integrated health networks. The comprehensive enterprise-ready Opus Clinical Suite includes clinical documentation, order management, clinical data repository, physician Web access, laboratory data management, anatomic pathology management, and more -- all built on an efficient, flexible, and secure Web architecture, and capable of sharing this important clinical data through an integrated HL7/XML interface engine. Learn more at www.opushealthcare.com.

About Universal Health Services, Inc.

Universal Health Services, Inc., (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation's largest hospital management companies. It is a leading operator of acute care hospitals, behavioral health centers, ambulatory surgery centers, and radiation oncology centers across the U.S., in Puerto Rico, and in France. It acts as the advisor to Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust (NYSE: UHT). Learn more at www.uhsinc.com.