Healthcare Systems Deploying WMTS Patient Monitoring Over InnerWireless Infrastructurel

InnerWireless delivers ultra-reliable ubiquitous wireless coverage to hospitals for improved mobile point-of-decision care

RICHARDSON, Texas – Feb. 26, 2007 –InnerWireless®, Inc., leading provider of in-building wireless systems, today announced that Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) for patient monitoring is being deployed over the InnerWireless infrastructure in three healthcare systems, including HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, Mass., Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, Colo., and Foote Hospital in Jackson, Mich. The addition of WMTS to the InnerWireless distributed antenna system, known as Horizon, enables healthcare providers to efficiently impact the quality of patient care by allowing them to wirelessly monitor vital patient information anywhere in the hospital, including during transport for medical tests and procedures.

WMTS was established for healthcare by the FCC in June 2000 in response to growing concerns about interference from other radiating sources, including new digital television transmitters. Devices that utilize WMTS include telemetry and patient monitors.

HealthAlliance Hospital, a 300,000-square-foot acute-care facility that is part of UMass Memorial Health Care and serves North Central Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire, deployed InnerWireless' precisely engineered broadband infrastructure to provide comprehensive, whole-house distribution of wireless communications. Recently, HealthAlliance deployed WMTS patient monitoring over InnerWireless' infrastructure at its Leominster campus.

"WMTS patient monitoring is arguably the most valuable wireless clinical application within any hospital, so reliable, whole-house wireless coverage is essential to provide high quality patient care," said Richard Mohnk, vice president and CIO of HealthAlliance. "We chose the InnerWireless system because of its guaranteed radio frequency coverage and ability to support multiple current and future services and applications, including our WMTS patient monitoring system. Patient care and safety are paramount to HealthAlliance, and WMTS over Horizon allows us to monitor patient vital signs and other critical parameters even when patients are mobile."

Rick Gentry, vice president of healthcare for InnerWireless observed, "As leading healthcare providers create enterprise wireless strategies to improve quality and the patient and caregiver experience, demand is growing for solutions and services that help them achieve their objectives. The integration of WMTS on the InnerWireless system was a key initiative as part of our strategy to deliver more high-value services and applications over Horizon." With the deployment of Horizon, its wireless utility, InnerWireless has brought whole-house wireless solutions to more than 60 leading hospitals across the United States.

InnerWireless in booth #2511 at the 2007 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition
Visit InnerWireless at booth #2511 to learn more about Horizon and to see a demonstration of InnerWireless' new asset tracking technology, Spot. InnerWireless customer Nicholas Christiano, vice president and CIO of Health Quest, the parent company of Vassar Brothers Medical Center, will present at the Wireless & Mobility Pavilion Theater at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26.

About InnerWireless
InnerWireless, Inc. guarantees wireless coverage inside hospitals and healthcare-related facilities with Horizon, its Wireless Utility, a unified, broadband wireless distribution platform.   Engineered to support a full range of wireless services and applications, Horizon enables wireless systems essential for interpersonal communications, clinical operations, and building operations.  In addition, InnerWireless has launched Spot to provide wireless, high-assurance location tracking for hospital assets, clinical staff and patients.  For more information about InnerWireless, visit www.InnerWireless.com.

Contact:
Christina Teagarden
Jetstream PR for InnerWireless
Office:  972.788.9456, ext. 302
Cell:  214.394.1166