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ForHealth
Technologies Achieves Significant Milestones in Past Year
Industry Leader in IV Automation Charts Course for Continued
Success in 2007
Daytona Beach, FL, February 20, 2007—ForHealth
Technologies Inc., makers of IntelliFill i.v.™, a high-speed
robotic system for the preparation of IV medications in syringes,
announced today it attained several significant milestones in 2006,
including substantial advances in sales, system performance, product
development and reliability, and customer service.
“We are entering 2007 with strategic plans and objectives
for growth and continued market leadership,” said Rod Wolford,
CEO, ForHealth Technologies. “In order to prosper, we must
ensure that our clients prosper and that the market finds our automation
solutions compelling. We are confident our plans will help us build
on our 2006 momentum to achieve great success for our clients and
our company in 2007 and beyond.”
In the past year, ForHealth has solidified its leadership position
in the healthcare IV automation market by helping hospitals across
the country advance patient safety, improve pharmacy operations,
reduce drug costs, and comply with industry standards and regulations.
Key milestones attained in 2006 include:
- Adding several new clients, including Miami Children's Hospital
(Miami, Florida), William Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, Michigan),
Inova Healthcare Services (Fairfax, Virginia), Crouse Hospital
(Syracuse, New York), Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City,
Missouri), Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon),
and Sinai Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland).
- Producing over 5.7 million patient-use syringes with IntelliFill
i.v. systems throughout the U.S.
- Broadening by 125% the number of different drugs and compounded
sterile products produced in IntelliFill i.v. systems.
- Releasing a number of significant product enhancements designed
to meet customer needs and improve IntelliFill i.v.'s overall
performance and reliability.
- Launching www.fhtforum.com
, a customer user forum designed to enable customers to interact
with other IntelliFill users to share experiences, ask questions,
and post suggestions and best practices.
ForHealth's plans for 2007 go beyond product development and performance.
“We are restructuring our company to more fully meet the needs of
our customers,” said Spence Lloyd, CFO and the leader of ForHealth's
Customer Support team. “Starting in March, our clients will benefit
from our new Account Management program, which will deploy trained,
professional Account Managers to support each of our accounts in highly
customized fashions.”
ForHealth's support infrastructure includes a 24/7/365 technical support
call center, field service engineers, nurse consultants, pharmacist
consultants, implementations specialists, and product specialists,
all trained in optimizing the applications of the IntelliFill i.v.
system.
About ForHealth Technologies
Inc.
Founded in 1998, ForHealth
Technologies, Inc., a leader in automation technology for intravenous
drug preparation, is
committed to increasing patient safety and decreasing operating
costs by automating the preparation of small-volume
injectable medications in healthcare organizations worldwide. Offering
safety, accuracy, efficiency and reliability, its robotic
technology, IntelliFill i.v. automates the preparation of IV syringes,
greatly enhancing both the safety of patients and the
efficiency of hospital pharmacies. For more information, please
visit www.fhtinc.com
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