21 August 2007

Welch Allyn and Vantage Diagnostics Join Forces to Provide Telemedicine Solutions to Manchester Primary Care Trust

Welch Allyn, a global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions is partnering with Vantage Diagnostics, a new, dynamic telehealth company to run a pilot scheme across several primary care practices.
Trained nurses use Welch Allyn's state of the art CardioPerfect™ Workstation and telemedicine software to digitally record and transmit electrocardiogram (ECG) traces via a secured server which forwards data to a qualified cardiologist for analysis. This impressive and unique joint service ensures premium analysis and diagnosis within a matter of hours which assists the Primary Care Trust (PCT) in saving money and reducing patient anxiety.
David Ezra, Commercial Director of Vantage Diagnostics is delighted with the collaboration in Manchester and says:
"Our work in Manchester clearly demonstrates Vantage Diagnostics' resolute commitment to delivering better, faster and affordable healthcare. This partnership has saved over 150 hospital attendances and we believe that working in partnership with Welch Allyn allows us to provide a speedy premium service led by cardiologists that is second to none."
To find out more about Welch Allyn's patient monitoring systems, please contact 0207 365 6780 or visit www.welchallyn.com. To find out more about Vantage Diagnostics' telehealth services and solutions, please contact 0207 993 5870 or visit www.vantagediagnostics.com

About Welch Allyn

Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices, cardiac defibrillators, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps. Headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, New York, Welch Allyn employs more than 2,300 people and has numerous manufacturing, sales, and distribution facilities located throughout the world. For more information, please call 800-535-6663 or visit www.welchallyn.com.

About Vantage Diagnostics

Vantage Diagnostics is a new telehealth company developed to provide evolutionary telecardiology and teledermatology to the UK healthcare market. Our solutions are in service within the NHS and Independent Sector across the UK.Using proven technology linking patients to remote consultant cardiologists and dermatologists and employing innovative patient care pathways. Our clinical solutions further extend Primary Care referral, diagnostic, and treatment provision.