LENEXA, Kan., Dec. 14, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Mediware Information Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MEDW) announced that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, AR, the state's only academic medical center, licensed Mediware's HCLL(tm) Transfusion Blood Management software product.
UAMS Medical Center is a 350-bed hospital that provides services not only to the residents of Arkansas but throughout the country. It has the distinction of being the only Arkansas hospital listed 12 times on two of U.S. News & World Reports lists as one of America's best hospitals and graduate schools. It is also on the prestigious list of America's 100 Most Wired hospitals.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, together with UAMS Medical Center, combines many specialized resources to remain on the forefront of new medical procedures and technologies. Experts in fields as complex and diverse as neurosurgery and geriatrics work side by side to meet the hospital's standard of excellence.
"Mediware's patient safety features and proven history of meeting FDA regulatory changes in a timely manner met the requirements of UAMS Medical Center," commented Sue Scott, UAMS Administrative Director of Laboratory Services.
"We are pleased that this research-focused provider of healthcare services chose to utilize our HCLL(tm) Transfusion product in keeping with its reputation for applying leading-edge healthcare technologies," said John Damgaard, vice president and general manager of Mediware's Blood Management Division.
HCLL(tm) Transfusion, Mediware's next-generation transfusion management system, was designed to manage blood products administered to patients at hospitals and centralized transfusion service facilities. The product is used to address all phases of transfusion service activities.
About Mediware
Mediware Information Systems, Inc. delivers powerful software solutions that encapsulate patient care instructions, reinforce patient safety practices and improve efficiencies to lower costs. Mediware targets three primary areas of patient care -- Medication Management, Perioperative Management and Blood Transfusion, Inventory and Donor Practices -- with specialized solutions that are proven in more than 1,000 client installations. Mediware's customers include prestigious hospitals, clinics, correctional institutions, blood centers and other public and private health care institutions throughout the world. For more information about Mediware products and services, visit our web site at www.mediware.com.
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