BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 7, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patient Portal Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:PPRG) announced today that it has been awarded a contract extension from Delaware County Memorial Hospital to provide its Total Satisfaction Service Program, including bedside education and entertainment services, patient bedside communications systems, and related patient support services.
"We are pleased with the extension of the contract with Delaware County Memorial Hospital," said Kevin Kelly, CEO of Patient Portal Technologies. "This agreement demonstrates a mutual commitment to continue a long and successful relationship with a goal of helping Delaware County achieve the highest patient satisfaction scores in the healthcare industry."
Delaware County Memorial Hospital (DCMH), one of the founding hospitals of the Crozer-Keystone Health System, currently admits over 1,600 patients, treats more than 38,000 Emergency Department patients, and delivers more than 1,700 babies each year. DCMH is a Certified Primary Stroke Center and recently received certification by The Joint Commission for Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery. DCMH also houses a state-of-the-art Sleep Disorders Center, the nationally accredited Center for Breast Health, and the Delaware County Regional Cancer Center (services include CyberKnife radiosurgery, a revolutionary way to treat tumors, through an affiliation with Philadelphia CyberKnife).
About Patient Portal
Patient Portal is the nation's first total satisfaction company committed to helping our hospital partners achieve the highest patient satisfaction scores in healthcare. We accomplish this by providing a broad array of patient-centric, non-medical services which are delivered before, during and after a hospital stay. The Company utilizes its proprietary technology and employee staffed 24/7 Call Center to leverage a hospital's existing infrastructure to connect patients and their families to a whole suite of services that focus on education, safety, entertainment, comfort and enhanced communication. The end result is greater and total satisfaction: a more informed and pleasant experience for the patient and their families, a more productive and satisfied medical staff and a more marketable and profitable healthcare facility. Patient Portal currently services over 60 hospitals nationwide, and actively engages with patients over three million times a year.
To view the website and obtain Company information, go to http://www.patientportal.com.