| GE CENTRICITY KEY TO FIRST ALL-DIGITAL HEART HOSPITAL |
| The Indiana Heart Hospital Selects Technology That Makes Cardiovascular Care Paperless, Filmless and Wireless |
| Features Electronic Physician Orders, Real-time Test Results, Instant Medical History; Flags Potential Allergic Reactions or Harmful Interactions |
| WHAT: | Announcement of agreement via webcast between Indianapolis-based Community Health Network and GE Medical Systems to incorporate GE Centricity, a system of all-digital clinical workflow technology into The Indiana Heart Hospital, an 88-bed facility opening this year. |
| WHO: | David Veillette, CEO of The Indiana Heart Hospital
Michael Venturini, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of The Indiana Heart Hospital Greg Lucier, President and CEO of GE Medical Systems Information Technologies |
| WHEN: | 10 a.m. CST, Thursday, January 24, 2002 (Running time: 20 minutes) Join the Online LIVE Q&A |
| WHY: | The Indiana Heart Hospital will be the first freestanding, all-digital cardiac care facility. The trend toward specialty facilities gives medicine a chance to incorporate the most modern information technologies into clinical care. GE Centricity provides clinicians with a single point of access to electronic patient records and eliminates the need for paper and film. |
| CONTACT: | Jennifer Kurzyniec Stawarz Ruder Finn/Chicago 312-329-3979 stawarzjk@ruderfinn.com |
Tesha Urban GE Medical Systems Information Technologies 414-362-2351 tesha.urban@med.ge.com |
| Tara Van Dyke The Indiana Heart Hospital 317-621-3636 tara.vandyke@ehealthindiana.com |