WirelessMD To Provide Wireless Clinical Connectivity To Long Island's Oldest Community Hospital

Business Wire, Oct 6, 2000

Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2000

First New York Hospital To Adopt Wireless Connectivity Solution

WirelessMD(TM), Inc., the premiere wireless connectivity solution provider for the medical community, today announced an agreement with Southside Hospital.

Under the terms of the agreement, WirelessMD will integrate its medical data retrieval system with Southside's healthcare information technology (HIT) systems to provide medical professionals with remote access to medical information.

"We are very pleased to provide Southside Hospital with our award winning wireless clinical connectivity solution," stated Gary Coltek, chief executive officer of WirelessMD, Inc. "Using our system, physicians can increase their efficiency and streamline their workflow by automating delivery of patient care. Additionally, we believe this agreement demonstrates our ability to meet the evolving communication and technical needs of today's physician while helping to enrich the patient experience."

The multi-functional WirelessMD system automates critical aspects of patient care by interfacing with existing healthcare information systems to facilitate access to healthcare information including clinical laboratory results, patient demographics, histories and updates, and potential adverse drug interactions notices as well as the ability to execute electronic prescriptions in a secure mobile environment. WirelessMD enables physicians to make clinical decisions quickly to increase efficiency and optimize patient care.

Connectivity will be established later this year, at which time, Southside's physicians will be able to retrieve critical healthcare information from the hospital's HIT system in a secure manner from anywhere, anytime.

About Southside Hospital

Southside Hospital is one of 13 hospitals, which comprise the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, the largest not-for-profit health care system on the Eastern Seaboard. Southside is a 439-bed community hospital located in the heart of Bay Shore and is the oldest and largest community hospital on Long Island. Currently celebrating 85 years of service to the community, Southside Hospital offers a full range of services including Radiation Oncology, Physical Medicine and Rehab, Brain Injury and Coma Recovery, OB/GYN, and Home Care.

About WirelessMD, Inc.

Wireless MD, Inc. (WMDI) is a software developer of medical data retrieval applications designed to facilitate and promote instant communication between physicians, hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, laboratories and retail pharmacies on a real-time basis. WMDI's applications are featured on several wireless platforms including Motorola's PageWriter(TM) 2000X, Handspring's Visor(TM) PDA with Glenayre's @ctiveLink wireless module and Palm devices, as well as wireless application protocol (WAP) phones. WMDI's application transforms these mobile messaging devices into medical and patient management tools, through which medical professionals can access and retrieve complete medical records, prescribe medications, receive FDA alerts and CME credits in addition to non-medical applications such as stock trading and driving directions. WMDI's goal is to provide medical professionals with a communications solution that will enhance patient care, improve medical outcomes, and increase productivity. WMDI is a Delaware corporation, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. For more information on WirelessMD, visit the company's Website at www.wirelessmd.com.

Trademark information: WirelessMD(TM) is a trademark of Wireless MD, Inc. The date of ownership is 1999. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.