, Scottsdale Healthcare is piloting
an interactive , on-demand room service system in the majority of
patient rooms beginning in summer 2005.
Skylight 's GetWellTV has transformed Scottsdale Healthcare's
hospital televisions into multi-media centers for each patient,
providing innovative services such as custom hospital information,
health content videos, patient feedback surveys, Internet access,
on-demand movies and more. For patients
unable or reluctant to interact with the system unassisted, the
service provides staff an on-demand tool to review meal choices with
patients and allow them to communicate meal orders directly to the
foodservice department without the burden and cost of paper menus. It
is Scottsdale's largest employer with approximately 4500 employees and
a medical staff of some 2000 physicians in more than 50 specialties. BIL utilizes a disciplined
program management approach combining a customer focused/hands-on approach
with proprietary visibility tools to yield high levels of customer
satisfaction.

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and San
Diego-based Skylight Systems, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE Beltmann Group Recognizes Enhanced Focus by Renaming Logistics Group 'Beltmann Integrated Logistics'

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May I Take Your Order? Scottsdale Healthcare to Launch Room Service for Patients

This safeguard ensures patients receive only menu items
appropriate to their specific diet, while still taking personal
preferences into account.
Industry figures estimate that hospital paper menus are handled an
average of 12 times per patient meal order, presenting an increased
risk of error along with more opportunities for workflow
inefficiencies. Skylight Systems' flagship product , GetWellTV, offers
administrative hospital services including on-demand health education
videos , patient survey technology, customized hospital content,
interactive communication services and dietary menu applications at
the bedside. The company is headquartered in
Roseville, Minnesota.

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When
fully integrated, the TouchPoint Dining service will include
patient-specific menus with allergies and restricted food items
removed. Revamping this method with automated meal ordering
will enhance operation efficiency and patient satisfaction. is the leading provider of fully integrated
foodservice and nutrition management software systems in the
hospitality and healthcare industries. Beltmann Integrated Logistics
provides consultative solutions which are designed for customer's unique
business needs -- the result.

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"Scottsdale Healthcare has a history of innovation, and we want
that to continue ," said Betty Ann Stephenson, Scottsdale Healthcare's
director of Hospitality Services."
The system significantly reduces lag time between when orders are
taken and when food trays are prepared, assuring patients prompt
delivery of their selected meal.
Additionally, staff will be able to spend less time taking menu orders
and more time taking care of patients.shc.

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"We're excited to partner with Skylight and Scottsdale Healthcare,
extending the reach of our Hospitality Suite software to the patients'
point of care," said Computrition President + Catalyst, Scott Saklad.

The Beltmann Group was founded in 1923.

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About Computrition

Computrition, Inc.

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Since some patients are simply
not "room service appropriate" due to their dietary restrictions or
condition, Scottsdale Healthcare's goal is to have one-third of
patients order meals unattended using TouchPoint Dining .
"The partnership reaffirms Scottsdale Healthcare's commitment to
innovation, and supports their ongoing dedication to high patient
satisfaction."

Beltmann Integrated Logistics (BIL) provides practical logistics solutions
to a wide range of customers.

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The
company includes two hospitals , 305-bed Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn
and 343-bed Scottsdale Healthcare Shea, the Virginia G.

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About Scottsdale Healthcare

Scottsdale Healthcare is an independent, not-for-profit health
system serving the northeast metropolitan Phoenix area since 1962. which was acquired in 2003 , located in Walled Lake, MI.

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"This application of technology will benefit everyone in the hospital
-- the food + nutrition team, the guests and especially patients,"
Saklad continued. www.computrition .

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www." The company is making the name change to better
reflect their expanding portfolio of service offerings which provide unique
capabilities within the logistics industry."
Beltmann Integrated Logistics has the ability to manage all aspects and
events within customers supply chains, or just one -- the customer chooses
and BIL delivers.

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The system will also allow
guest meal trays to be sent to patient rooms.
This service will significantly reduce the number of patients
needing a staff visit to order meals.

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Adding the Hospitality Suite product by Computrition, the world's
leading software provider for foodservice, patient management, and
nutritional analysis, guarantees this partnership will bring insight
and intelligence at the point of care in ways never before available . This solution will once again call attention to
Scottsdale Healthcare's pioneering mindset as an early adopter of
technology," comments David Schofield, CEO of Skylight Systems.

Beltmann Integrated Logistics is a national provider of Warehousing,
Transportation, and Installation Solutions ..

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www. Meeting the needs of our
customers in each of these markets often requires a high degree of vertical
integration between Warehousing, Transportation and Installation services.

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skylight. Included in this change is
LogiSys, Inc.

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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

SCOTTSDALE , Ariz.----Creating a
synergy with Chatsworth, CA-based Computrition, Inc. This new functionality is a natural
extension of Scottsdale Healthcare's interactive bedside connectivity.

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Patients will be able to order
food when desired with the touch of a button, assuring patients at
Scottsdale Healthcare will feel like guests!
"TouchPoint Dining" will use Computrition's Hospitality Suite
software as the food service and nutrition intelligence while using
Skylight Systems' GetWellTV interactive bedside communication system
for in-room display and paperless room service ordering. Food waste is expected to diminish as
patients are given more control and choices in meal selection.

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"We
are honored that GetWellTV is continuing to help Scottsdale Healthcare
set the standard for excellence in personalized healthcare. With customers throughout the
USA, Canada, and worldwide, Computrition provides an all-encompassing
software system designed to increase efficiency and productivity in
the healthcare, hospitality, university, school foodservice, military
and corrections industries .

The company believes its new name is more representative of its full scope
of services while providing a singular identity to the marketplace. Van Kley continued by stating, "Our three
primary markets within the logistics group include Retail Services,
Hospitality, and Specialized Transportation .

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"By switching to a room service
model where patients select their meals using the GetWellTV system , we
expect to improve patient satisfaction by providing high-quality
service.
Beltmann Group announced today that they will
consolidate their logistics activities under the name of "Beltmann
Integrated Logistics. Marc
Van Kley, President and COO of Beltmann Group, stated, "Due to the growth
we have experienced, we felt it was important to leverage our portfolio of
services by representing our integrated logistics capabilities under one
name. optimal business solutions which are
"Customer Specific & Cost Appropriate."

Retail Service and Hospitality customers alike gain significant competitive
market advantages through the Beltmann Integrated Logistics hands-on
approach to implementation and execution.

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This interactive application for both
patient and guest meal ordering offers on-screen nutritional analysis
and automated kitchen ticket generation. The company focuses on products and services that create
operational efficiencies and improve patient satisfaction and
productivity.

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About Skylight Systems' GetWellTV

San Diego-based Skylight Systems is an interactive communication
and entertainment system providing enhanced productivity and workflow,
advanced communications and patient empowerment to healthcare
institutions.

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Scottsdale Healthcare is known for its high quality oncology,
cardiovascular, neurosciences, orthopedics and women's services. Piper Cancer
Center, two freestanding surgery centers and home health services . State-of-the-art digital entertainment services include
feature film rentals, premium cable TV, music, high-speed Internet,
e-mail access and interactive games. Staffed by dietitians, foodservice
directors, chefs, business + service professionals and certified
technical specialists, Computrition possesses the expertise necessary
to deliver the highest quality products and services with a focus on
customer satisfaction, employee fulfillment, and profitability.com


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