Surgical Information Systems Signs University of Nebraska Medical Center

Business Wire, April 7, 2005

ATLANTA -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) will soon implement software for the O.R. from the leading provider of perioperative information systems, Alpharetta-based Surgical Information Systems (SIS). Recognized internationally as a leader in patient care, UNMC will further enhance surgery services with SIS Scheduling, Rules Based Charging, and SISWeb, an innovative web-based tool that enhances surgery management for physicians. Read more about innovation in operating room information technology at http://www.orsoftware.com/nebraskapr.> UNMC has pioneered such progressive projects as developing revolutionary surgical tools such as the Intuitool for laparoscopic surgery, airing live surgical web casts, and performing innovative new heart procedures such as the Dor procedure, which targets patients with advanced heart failure. UNMC can also boast its status as one of the most reputable and well-known organ transplant programs in the country. Their state-of-the-art transplant programs provide comprehensive treatment for diseases of the liver, small intestine, kidney, pancreas, heart and lungs.

"UNMC is a forward-thinking organization that recognizes both the short- and long-term benefits of an integrated perioperative information system - significantly improved patient care and financial results for the surgery department, a hospital's greatest opportunity for profitability and immediate ROI," said Scott L'Heureux, president and COO of Surgical Information Systems. "Partnering with UNMC is a tribute to the qualities that both companies share - innovation, sound business acumen and expertise in their field."

Surgical Information Systems (SIS) provides automated intelligence across the entire perioperative continuum, empowering hospitals to enhance patient care and business operations. SIS centralizes and unites all information exchanged between the people, processes and resources associated with surgery to deliver fast, accurate and comprehensive information precisely when it is needed most - at the scheduling desk, point-of-care, O.R. control center, surgeon's office, with materials management, and in the executive boardroom. Surgical Information Systems is the exclusive technology provider of the Eclipsys Sunrise Surgical solution (NASDAQ: ECLP), and holds strategic partnerships with both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) Corporations. For more information, visit http://www.orsoftware.com.