GetWellNetwork Signs Agreement with Adventist Health System as Exclusive Provider of Interactive Patient Care Solutions

Master Agreement Enables System’s 37 Hospitals to Leverage Bedside Interactive Technology to Engage Patients and their Families

BETHESDA, Md. – September 15, 2008 – GetWellNetwork, Inc., the innovator and leading provider of Interactive Patient Care (IPC) solutions, today announced a master agreement with Adventist Health System as part of the health system’s strategy to improve the hospital experience for patients and their families. Under the system-wide agreement, GetWellNetwork will be the exclusive provider of IPC for Adventist Health System’s 37 hospitals across the country, enabling any of the hospitals requiring IPC to license and more rapidly implement the GetWellNetwork® PatientLife System®.

Florida Hospital Flagler, Palm Coast, Fla.; Florida Hospital Orlando Ginsburg Tower, Orlando, Fla.; and the recently announced Disney Children’s Hospital at Florida Hospital, Orlando, Fla. will be the first hospitals in the Adventist Health System to take advantage of this new relationship. In December 2007, Florida Hospital Altamonte, part of Adventist Health System, launched the GetWellNetwork system with the opening of its new patient tower.

“As one of the largest healthcare systems in the country, Adventist Health System continuously seeks new and innovative ways to effectively improve patient education, service recovery and overall patient experience,” said John Kupkovits, corporate applications officer at Adventist Health System. “We conducted a thorough evaluation of vendors in the IPC space before selecting GetWellNetwork as our exclusive partner. We found GetWellNetwork’s extraordinary vision, expertise and commitment to be unparalleled in the industry.”

Widely acknowledged as offering the leading IPC solution, GetWellNetwork enables hospitals to provide an exceptional patient and family experience while improving the cost, quality and service of care delivery. By leveraging the GetWellNetwork PatientLife System, hospitals are able to empower patients and families by placing them at the center of their own care experience. The system transforms the television in the patient room into an interactive resource during a hospital stay. Through a wireless keyboard, touch screen or handheld device, patients can interact with the system to access valuable education resources, communication tools and entertainment options directly at the bedside.

The PatientLife System features patent-pending Patient Pathways™ technology, a set of finely coordinated, automated workflows that display interactive messages on the patient’s monitor, inviting the patient to learn more about his/her care, condition and safety. By integrating the PatientLife System with hospital IT systems, the technology pushes pertinent information to patients at the point-of-care – automating and documenting quality and service requirements.

“The addition of Adventist Health System to our client community reflects the increasingly important role that IPC is playing in patient care delivery,” said Michael O’Neil, Jr., founder and CEO of GetWellNetwork, Inc. “We are excited about our partnership with Adventist Health System and look forward to a relationship that shares our commitment to engaging and empowering patients and their families.”

About Adventist Health System
Adventist Health System is the largest not-for-profit, Protestant healthcare organization in the United States. Serving nearly 4 million patients annually, Adventist Health System operates 37 hospitals in ten states totaling more than 6,300 beds; 17 affiliated extended care centers within the Long-term Care Division with more than 2,200 beds; and more than 20 home health care agencies within the Home Health Care Division.

About GetWellNetwork, Inc.
GetWellNetwork, Inc. is a leading provider of Interactive Patient Care (IPC) solutions. In partnership with leading hospitals and healthcare systems across the country, the company delivers innovative technology and services to drive optimal patient outcomes. Empowering patients as active participants in the healthcare process, IPC solutions are patient-centric applications delivered at the point-of-care to ensure the completion of service and quality requirements, while driving new revenue opportunities and operational efficiencies for healthcare providers. GetWellNetwork and its clients have been widely acknowledged for their IPC innovations by the healthcare community and media. In 2007, the GetWellNetwork solution received the exclusive endorsement of the American Hospital Association (AHA). GetWellNetwork, Inc. headquarters are in Bethesda, Maryland. For more information, please call 877.MEET.GWN or visit www.getwellnetwork.com.

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