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"We are both pleased and privileged to enter into an affiliation withLeapfrog. We share a common goal of creating a safer environment for patientsthrough enhancements in clinical practices," said Bill Adams, CEO ofSurgiCount Medical. "SurgiCount has worked diligently with the peri-operative,surgical, and administrative communities to demonstrate an evidence-basedsolution to retained surgical sponges and the resulting impact on patientsafety. Leapfrog provides a valuable opportunity for stakeholders to shareideas, expertise, and insights."
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Leah Binder, Leapfrog's chief executive officer, said that, "JoiningLeapfrog reflects SurgiCount Medical's continued commitment to patient safetyinitiatives and to partnering with like-minded organizations to deliver on thepromise of safer patient care. We're very pleased to have SurgiCount bringtheir innovative perspective to our organization.
"We are also delighted that SurgiCount will be one of the sponsors for ourannual meeting on December 12 and our Regional Roll Out sessions (forbusiness/health coalitions) on February 18 and 19, 2009, both of which will beheld in Washington, D.C."
About The Leapfrog Group
On behalf of the millions of Americans for whom many of the nation'slargest corporations and public agencies buy health benefits, The LeapfrogGroup (www.leapfroggroup.org) aims to use its members' collective leverage toinitiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality, and affordabilityof health care for Americans. It is a voluntary program aimed at mobilizingemployer purchasing power to alert America's health industry that big leaps inhealth care safety, quality and customer value will be recognized andrewarded. Founded in November 2000 by the Business Roundtable, The LeapfrogGroup secures its support from major corporations, business coalitions andpublic agencies that purchase health care benefits, as well as other productsand services it provides to the health care industry to support value-basedpurchasing.
About SurgiCount Medical
SurgiCount Medical, Inc., a division of Patient Safety Technologies, Inc.(OTC Bulletin Board: PSTX), manufacturers the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge(TM)System, a patented FDA 510k approved turn key solution to retained surgicalsponges. The system is comprised of surgical sponges and towels affixed withan inseparable two-dimensional data matrix bar code and a SurgiCounter scannerto record each sponge before and after an operation. The SurgiCountSafety-Sponge(TM) System is also the only retained sponge prevention system tooffer complete sponge inventory tracking, reporting features and integrationwith a medical facility's IT system. For more information, contact SurgiCountat (951) 587-6201, or visit www.surgicountmedical.com.
SOURCE SurgiCount Medical, Inc.
