Mediware Inks First Customer for BloodSafe

STANFORD, Calif., Aug 19, 2008 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- MEDW | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Mediware Information Systems, a provider of ClosedLoop clinical systems for blood and medication management, announced that Shands at UF academic medical center, a designated Magnet facility in Gainesville, Florida, has licensed and will implement Mediware's new BloodSafe system.

BloodSafe is one of the latest components in the company's suite of patient safety enabling tools. Comprised of a combination of hardware and software, BloodSafe creates an intelligent, remote release solution for hospital blood banks. Mediware introduced plans for the product last year and has been actively marketing BloodSafe since February.

"We were very impressed with the potential Mediware's BloodSafe offers," said Dr. Tisha Netzel, UF pathologist and Shands at UF's transfusion services medical director. "We believe it will reduce our costs, support our facility's patient safety objectives and be a tremendous asset to staff throughout the hospital."

"We feel fortunate that our first BloodSafe customer is a facility of such prestige," said Kelly Mann, Mediware's president and chief executive officer. "Shands at UF's adoption of this new technology will add tremendous credibility to a product that is clearly one of our strategic growth initiatives."

Mediware stated that its BloodSafe enables blood banks to securely store blood in high need areas of the hospital and allows staff to quickly access the exact amount and type of blood needed for a given patient. The BloodSafe solution includes software to manage the clinical and patient data, vending machine styled refrigerators that dispense the blood, and electronic locks for securing standard blood refrigerators.

"Our team is always looking for ways to streamline our processes in a way that supports our commitment to patient safety," said Dr. Netzel. "My team supports over 500 physicians and transfuses 62,500 blood products. This includes 23 operating rooms and four ICUs. For an institution of our size, with an annual blood budget of over $8M., even small improvements in efficiency, safety and savings can have a huge impact."

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