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UMass Memorial Medical Center implements the LifeSync® System with LeadWear® Disposables in its Heart and Vascular Hospital

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, July 17, 2009

LifeSync Corporation, the innovator of the LifeSync® Wireless ECG System, announced its ongoing relationship with UMass Memorial to support improving patient safety through the hospital’s implementation of the LifeSync® Wireless System with LeadWear Disposable for the Heart and Vascular Hospital at UMass Memorial Medical Center.

The Medical Center ranks number one in Massachusetts and in New England for surviving a heart attack. It also ranks in the top five in the nation according to The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).. UMass Memorial also recently was named a Top 100 Hospital for Cardiovascular Benchmarks by Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters examined the performance of nearly 1,000 US hospitals by analyzing their outcomes for measures related to coronary artery bypass grafts and percutaneous coronary interventions, such as angioplasties.

The LifeSync® System with its LeadWear® Disposable offers patient safety and productivity solutions to hospitals. The system, which works in conjunction with a hospital’s installed patient monitoring equipment, un-tethers patients from lead wires, increases the accuracy of patient alarms and decreases the risk of hospital acquired infections.

Jay Cyr, Vice President of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at the UMASS Memorial Center, said, “After having some issues dealing with standard reusable ECG lead wires, a combination of alarms issues and other clinical concerns, we identified the LifeSync® Wireless ECG System as a potential clinical solution. We conducted a study of the system that demonstrated we could have improved outcomes, so we rolled the product out to our Cardiac Medical Telemetry unit, Cath lab, Cardiac ICU and telemetry floors. Being able to use the same system throughout the continuum of care was a big factor in our decision.”

“Disposable leads are much better for the patients and nurses in preventing nosocomial infections. Other telemetry boxes do not have the option of disposable leads making it difficult to keep them clean.” Stated Nurse Manager Sharon Krupski, RN, BSN, MHA, NHA of the Heart and Vascular Step-Down unit.

Shelley Hartman, President of LifeSync Corporation, said, “UMass Memorial Medical Center has been an award-winning hospital for many years and continuous to provide best-in-class medical services to the citizens of Massachusetts. LifeSync Corporation is proud to be partnered with this prestigious institution focused on patient safety and hospital productivity.”

About LifeSync Corporation
LifeSync Corporation develops and markets patient safety and hospital productivity products that can deliver better patient outcomes and lower costs for hospitals. The company’s Wireless ECG System is the only high-fidelity, cable-free system available that can acquire and transmit physiological parameters to any monitoring infrastructure using single-patient use sensors. For more information visit www.lifesynccorp.com or call 1-866-ECG (324)-3888.

About UMass Memorial Medical Center:
UMass Memorial Medical Center is the region's trusted academic medical center, committed to improving the health of the people of Central New England through excellence in clinical care, service, teaching and research. As the hub of an integrated health care system, we are proud to partner with our four community member hospitals. In addition, our network of care includes community-based physician practices, home health, hospice, rehabilitation and behavioral health services. The Medical Center offers a full complement of sophisticated technology and support services, providing the region with specialists renowned for their expertise in clinical areas including cardiology, orthopedics, cancer, emergency medicine, surgery, women's health and children's medical services.

 
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