MILWAUKEE, WI - January 17, 2009 – Washington D.C. Department of Health will use EMSystems® emergency communication, bed availability, and patient tracking solutions for the Presidential Inauguration and several public events occurring throughout this weekend. EMSystems’ industry leading solutions and subject matter experts will support the Washington D.C. Department of Health as the department prepares for the Presidential Inauguration and several city-wide events that are expected to draw more than two million people to the city. EMSystems’ leading emergency preparedness solutions, EMTrack™ and Response Manager™, will facilitate patient management and tracking that allows the Washington D.C. Health Department teams to quickly view, report, and manage patient transport activities on-site at these events. EMTrack and Response Manager significantly decrease the time needed to track and manage patients, time that can be used to treat patients quickly and effectively. EMSystems will also have subject matter experts on-site to provide advisory services for disaster planning and communication strategies at the events. “We are very honored to have the opportunity to partner with the Washington D.C. Department of Health for the Presidential Inauguration and the several public events occurring over the weekend. Our EMSystems’ state of the art emergency communication and patient tracking solutions ensure that their teams have the critical tools in place to gain real-time, accurate information to manage patient care during the events,” states Andy Nunemaker, CEO, EMSystems. A leading expert in emergency preparedness for special events, EMSystems’ solutions were also used at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado and in other high profile public events throughout the United States. About EMSystems EMSystems, LLC is a recognized leading provider of comprehensive and interoperable technology solutions for emergency preparedness and response within the healthcare continuum. Serving more than 70% of the nation’s population, EMSystems’ solutions are used by thousands of hospitals, EMS providers, fire departments, law enforcement agencies and state/local departments of health. These comprehensive solutions improve real-time communications, multi-media alerting, inventory resource allocation, volunteer registry management, patient and evacuee tracking, and pre-hospital patient care records to enhance emergency preparedness and response to medical emergencies, mass casualty events, and public health incidents. EMSystems is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Additional information is available at www.emsystems.com.
Contacts: Andy Nunemaker, CEO, EMSystems Phone: 262-424-7391 anunemaker@emsystems.com