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Agility Healthcare Solutions was selected by
Legacy Health System in Portland, Oregon to equip its newest hospital with
AgileTrac , Agility's Web-based, radio frequency identification-enabled
equipment management solution.

Agility chief executive officer Fran Dirksmeier said, "Legacy is a premier
healthcare services provider exemplifying the future of care delivery, and
we are pleased to have our equipment management solution showcased in this
state-of-the-art facility. We've designed AgileTrac to deliver compelling
returns on the total cost of equipment ownership and quantifiable
improvements in quality of patient care.

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PHCS is the second largest care management
company in the country as well as the largest national proprietary PPO.

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Morin assumes responsibility for Network
Operations, which he has been overseeing since January . PHCS is the first and only national PPO to earn four
endorsements of quality from two independent , nationally recognized quality
assurance organizations, NCQA and URAC.

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Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital is the largest healthcare construction project
in the state of Washington. These organizations used Novation contracts
to purchase more than $23 billion in supplies in 2004.

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and include developmental and critical care products, medication delivery
products and neonatal utility products .
Small Beginnings' agreement was awarded through Novation's Supplier
Diversity Program which creates opportunities for minorities-, women- and
veteran-owned business enterprises that meet high-quality standards to do
business with Novation.

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About Legacy Health System

Legacy Health System is an Oregon-based nonprofit corporation. Each of these suppliers develops and market products and services
that improve the quality of care for premature infants," said Keith
Johnson , product manager at Novation.
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In that role, he directed the consulting, development, implementation and
outsourcing services in support of health plans, insurers and third-party
administrators. Morin was also a Senior Information Services executive
at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts."

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Agility's RFID-enabled equipment management system will be live when the
hospital opens this summer in Clark County, Wash.

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headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts, with regional offices located
throughout the United States.

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Agility offers the first mobile asset management solution
designed specifically for the healthcare industry featuring dedicated
operational support services to optimize business processes, monitor and
measure cost reductions, and identify equipment utilization improvement
opportunities. subsidiary headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

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"Hospitals purchasing off these
agreements can anticipate receiving up to a 10 percent savings.

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About Agility Healthcare Solutions

Agility offers healthcare providers the first RFID-enabled resource and
workflow management solutions designed to optimize asset utilization,
reduce operating costs and improve care quality.
On the Net: www. The agreements began on Feb.

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Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital will feature Agility's AgileTrac solution and
technology infrastructure to track, manage, measure and improve utilization
of 3,500 pieces of critical mobile medical equipment throughout the
facility.

About PHCS

For 20 years , Private Healthcare Systems has been meeting the network and
care management needs of customers across the country.

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Agility's solutions improve workflow and business processes
and include patient tracking and surgical services throughput optimization. The
PHCS Network includes nearly 450,000 providers and more than 4,000
facilities.

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When open this
summer, Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital will join Legacy Emanuel Hospital &
Health Center, Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital, and Legacy Good
Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center, in Portland; Legacy Meridian Park
Hospital in Tualatin; and Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham.

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PRESS RELEASE Agility Selected by Legacy Health System to Equip the Newest and One of the Most Technologically Advanced Hospitals in the Pacific Northwest

agilityhealthcare . Morin continues to oversee the company's information systems
and infrastructure.

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Morin was President of Specialized Medical
Management, Inc. Morin holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems
from Northeastern University.

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About Novation

Based in Irving, Texas, Novation was established in January 1998 through a
combination of the supply programs of VHA and UHC, two national health care
alliances. Functions of the
Network Operations area include: provider data management, provider
relations and operations for the claims and credentialing areas.

Prior to joining PHCS, Mr.

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It will function as a nearly paperless
hospital , with systems planned for computerized bedside registration,
electronic record keeping and online physician order entry among others.

Agility uses RFID technology to enable automatic tracking and management of
mobile assets including medical equipment, surgical instruments and
supplies . The Legacy
system provides an integrated network of healthcare services, including
acute and critical care, inpatient and outpatient treatment, community
health education and a variety of specialty services. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), has
signed agreements with three suppliers for neonatal specialty products -- a
new product category for Novation. He also served as Chief Operating Officer for Reilly Dike
Dosher Corp. During his time with PHCS, Armand has been
instrumental in corporate operational initiatives," said Joseph Driscoll,
PHCS President and CEO. "With his industry background and achievements here
at PHCS, Armand is a natural fit for this newly created position .

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Agility is a TrenStar Inc.

"These new agreements offer product coverage for the neonatal specialty
market.

PRESS RELEASE Private Healthcare Systems Names Armand Morin Senior Vice President Operations

(RDD Corp.

"I am very pleased that Armand has accepted the position of Senior Vice
President of Operations.

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Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital is the newest of Legacy's facilities and is
expected to be one of the most technologically advanced hospitals ever
built in the Pacific Northwest."

The awarded suppliers include Children's Medical Ventures, Small Beginnings
and Vygon Corporation. Mr.

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Legacy has signed a contract with Agility for RFID-enabled
equipment management and plans to leverage the AgileTrac infrastructure
throughout the hospital. The 460,000-square-foot , six-floor facility
will offer full-service general medical, surgical, cancer, diagnostic,
obstetrical , pediatric and emergency services, along with state-of-the-art
operating rooms and a 15-bed neonatal intensive care unit.

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) today
announced the appointment of Armand Morin to Sr.

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Agility tracks, measures
and improves utilization of a client's resources including mobile medical
equipment, surgical instruments, supplies and pharmaceuticals, while
improving patient flow, staff workflow and facility productivity. The contract agreements with Children's Medical
Ventures and Vygon were signed based on Novation's public competitive bid
process, which included input from surveys of VHA and UHC member
representatives and recommendations from Novation's member -based councils. Novation serves the purchasing needs of more than 2,500 members
and affiliates of VHA and UHC.

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With more
than 7,800 full- and part-time employees, it is one of the largest private
sector employers in the four-county Portland metropolitan area.

PRESS RELEASE Novation Awards Multiple Contracts for Neonatal Specialty Products

Novation, the health care contracting services
company of VHA Inc.Vice President, Operations. (SMMI), a subsidiary of Texas Health Resources, where he
provided systems and technical services to health plans, provider groups
and hospitals.