All Press Releases for August 05, 2009

Large Medication Cart Tender Awarded to Artromick for Health and Social Service Centres of Quebec, Canada

A leading provider of medication and mobile computer cart solutions received an award to replace all medication carts within the Health and Social Service Centres System of Quebec.



    COLUMBUS, OH, August 05, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Artromick, a leading provider of medication cart and mobile computer cart solutions worldwide, announced today it has received the Phase 1 award to replace all medication carts within the Health and Social Service Centres System of Quebec. This project, encompassing the entire province and over 70 hospitals and long-term care facilities, will begin in mid-summer 2009 and conclude in late-spring 2010. This deployment includes the configuration and logistical management of more than 1,200 medication and medical carts across the entire province.

"We are very proud of gaining preferred medication cart vendor status with the provincial health system within Quebec," stated Chris Mennone, VP of international business for Artromick. "We worked very closely with the government healthcare leaders in Quebec to assess their needs and offer the right products that give them the best opportunity to deliver superior healthcare to their citizens."

Throughout the discovery process, Artromick worked with healthcare leaders in Quebec to design an advanced system that leverages efficiency and assures medication administration accuracy. "I believe our experience in developing innovative medication systems since 1972 was evident to the healthcare leadership of Quebec," stated Vice President of Product Development for Artromick Tim Friar. "We listened to their vision and gained a clear understanding of their objectives, then designed a system based on our VersaBin methodology that perfectly fit their requirements. We're excited to be in this position of truly advancing the delivery of healthcare both domestically and internationally."

According to Paul Guth, president and COO of Artromick, this tender is testament to Artromick's worldwide leadership. "Artromick has always led domestic long-term care and been a leading provider to acute care facilities in the United States. This award substantiates our leadership position globally, where we have provided our advanced cart solutions to international healthcare providers for more than 30-years. This year, we anticipate to ship medication, medical, and mobile computing carts to more than 40 countries worldwide. Our hard work and innovative thinking was clearly recognized by the CSSS in Quebec. We are very pleased to offer these advanced solutions to our neighbors in Canada, as we are to our business partners and healthcare providers worldwide. This is a great opportunity for Artromick, and we are honored to gain this tender award in Quebec."

About Artromick

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Artromick International, Incorporated is committed to advancing medication management through continuous innovation. The result is the industry's most comprehensive line of mobile computing carts and medication control systems in hospitals and extended care facilities worldwide. These products provide healthcare professionals with high quality, innovative medication management solutions so they, in turn, can provide the finest patient care possible. For more information, contact Artromick at (800) 848-6462 or visit the web site at www.artromick.com.

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