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LMS integrated obstetrics solution achieves general availability

Monday, September 24, 2007 General News
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MONTREAL, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - LMS Medical Systems (AMEX:LMZ;TSX:LMZ), a healthcare technology company and developer of the CALM(R)clinical information system and risk management software for obstetrics, todayannounced that Horizon Perinatal Care(TM), the first obstetrics (OB)/perinatalinformation system designed to support continuity of care between the laborand delivery (L&D) department and other hospital departments and units,developed in conjunction with McKesson Provider Technologies, has becomegenerally available in the marketplace.
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Horizon Perinatal Care seamlessly integrates with McKesson's enterpriseclinical systems to provide ready access to historical patient information andeliminate redundant charting in support of providing safer, more efficientcare to baby and mother. The integrated solution combines fetal strip archivaland surveillance capabilities with McKesson's Horizon Clinicals(R) suite ofsolutions that are used in obstetrical care such as enterprise clinicalhistory and interventions, documentation and bar-code medicationadministration.
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"This milestone is the result of a joint development effort on the part ofmany dedicated people at both companies," said Diane Cote, President and CEOof LMS. "Bringing the product to life with LMS obstetrical solutions will meansafer deliveries for expectant mothers while providing clinicians a simpler,much needed system within which to work."

About LMS: LMS is a leader in the application of advanced mathematicalmodeling and neural networks for medical use. The LMS CALM Suite providesphysicians, nursing staff, risk managers and hospital administrators with OBclinical information systems and risk management tools designed to improveoutcomes and patient care for mothers and their infants during childbirth.

Horizon Perinatal Care is a trademark of McKesson.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussedin this news release are forward-looking statements. Because theseforward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there areimportant factors that could cause actual results to differ materially fromthose expressed implied by the forward-looking statements including, butwithout limitation, economic conditions in general and in the healthcaremarket, the demand for and market for our products in domestic andinternational markets, our current dependence on the CALM product suite, thechallenges associated with developing new products and obtaining regulatoryapprovals if necessary, research and development activities, the uncertaintyof acceptance of our products by the medical community, the lengthy salescycle for our products, third party reimbursement, competition in our markets,including the potential introduction of competitive products by others, ourdependence on our distributors, physician training, enforceability and thecosts of enforcement of our patents, potential infringements of our patentsand the other factors set forth from time to time in the Company's filingswith the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and with theCanadian Securities Commissions. The Company has no intention of or obligationto update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of newinformation, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE LMS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
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