The Johns Hopkins Hospital Selects IntelliFill i.v. Pharmacy Automation Technology To Increase Safety And Efficiency

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 6, 2005 –The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., has chosen to install and use ForHealth Technologies Inc.’s IntelliFill i.v. pharmacy robotic technology to automate the hospital’s pharmacy intravenous drug preparation process.

ForHealth Technologies is a leading provider of automated devices for intravenous drug preparation. Johns Hopkins joins a long list of leading U.S. hospitals to purchase ForHealth’s IntelliFill i.v. system.

“We’re excited about this agreement with Johns Hopkins, one of the most prestigious hospitals in America,” said Rod Wolford, chairman and CEO of ForHealth Technologies, Inc. “Johns Hopkins has taken a major step forward and placed its confidence in ForHealth’s IntelliFill i.v. device to advance the quality of care, safety and efficiency of its pharmacy operations.”

IntelliFill i.v. automates the compounding and labeling of intravenous doses in syringes at speeds that can only be achieved through automated processes. By employing bar code scanning, vision systems and weight confirmation steps, and by providing final products that are identified with bar codes, IntelliFill i.v. reduces medication errors. Furthermore, by providing an ISO Class 4 compounding environment, IntelliFill i.v. assures that the final i.v. product produced is of the highest quality. The system also promotes long-term hospital cost savings by preparing the final intravenous products in a syringe instead of an i.v. bag.

The 1,000-bed Johns Hopkins Hospital is consistently ranked the No. 1 hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report in its annual survey of the Best Hospitals in America. Johns Hopkins is part of a healthcare system that includes two other acute-care hospitals, three ambulatory care centers and other programs to meet patients’ needs along the continuum of care, supported by 20,000 employees. Each year, these professionals handle 70,000 inpatient cases and 1.5 million outpatient encounters in 16 specialties.

With more than nine million patient-use syringes prepared in U.S. hospitals by its IntelliFill i.v. robots, ForHealth Technologies understands the challenges and rigorous requirements hospitals and health care organizations currently face to improve accuracy, productivity and sterility. ForHealth’s innovations are setting new standards for hospital pharmacies in patient safety, cost efficiency and compliance with new regulations such as U. S. Pharmacopoeia <797>.

About ForHealth Technologies, Inc.
Founded in 1998, ForHealth Technologies, Inc., a leader in automated devices for intravenous drug preparation, is committed to increasing patient safety and decreasing operating costs by automating the preparation of small-volume injectable medications in health care organizations worldwide. Offering safety, accuracy, efficiency and reliability, its IntelliFill i.v. automates the preparation of i.v. syringes, greatly enhancing both the safety of patients and the efficiency of hospital pharmacies. For more information, please visit www.fhtinc.com.