Surgical Safety Products, Inc. Expands OASiS to Three More States.SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1999--Surgical Safety Products, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:SURG SURG surgeon (US DoD) ) announced today the successful recent deployment of OASiS Touch-Access Information Service (Version 2 of this Internet based business-to-business application) in three hospitals: Columbia Presbyterian in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Partners AtlantiCare in Massachusetts, and St. Francis Medical Center St. Francis Medical Center may refer to:
According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bernice Gordon, Director, Quality Assurance/Staff Development at the prestigious Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Presbyterian Hospital can refer to several places:
n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. , but after seeing what OASiS can do, we simply must have it in other key departments also." She went on to comment that the OASiS system has the ability to impact key initiatives hospital-wide, "OASiS supports all of the quality indicators that we have chosen to address." Built on a platform utilizing technologies from Microsoft, Intel and Apple, among others, OASiS Touch-Access Information is truly unique in its approach to filling a critical need in the medical industry. Company Founder and Chairman G. Michael Swor M.D. points out that no other network brings the same scope of services, sharing information between industry companies and the hospitals, into the actual hospital environment. "One thing medical device companies and hospital administrators agree upon is the value of better training for nurses and doctors for improved patient care and safety." He continued "This represents a push toward pure patient care issues instead of cost cutting and cost shifting." The need for this service is real and is being embraced by medical device companies desiring to educate healthcare workers on the safe use of their devices. Swor also mentioned that the Company is working with over a dozen other companies to provide educational material on the OASiS Touch-Access System. "We will feature at least 15 of these companies at the Association of Operating Room Nurses Annual Congress (AORN AORN Association of periOperative Registered Nurses AORN Association of Operating Room Nurses (name changed) AORN As of Right Now ) in San Francisco this month, where over 7000 nurses will have the opportunity to touch OASiS." ABOUT SURG Surgical Safety Products, Inc., is the originator and marketer of OASiS, the industry leader in providing Touch-Access Information to hospitals. OASiS is an information delivery and collection service for healthcare workers. Consisting of proprietary hardware and software, it is an Internet-based information network between hospitals, their staff, healthcare industry companies and others. Certain statements contained in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. This includes, without limitation, statements related to product demand, pricing, market acceptance, economic conditions, risks with technological development, the ability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms, and other risks identified in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Electronic Photos and CDROM See CD-ROM. Demonstrations Available on request. |
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