Kaleida Health is First to Offer VISICU eICU® Solution in Western New York Life Saving Technology to be Offered to ICU Patients Throughout the Region December 8th, 2003 Baltimore, MD and Buffalo, NY-VISICU, Inc. creator of the eICU® solution and Kaleida Health, the largest health system serving western New York State, announced today that Kaleida Health will be the first in the region to offer its critical care patients eICU® care. The contract reflects the commitment of Kaleida Health to improve patient safety and quality by providing the life saving eICU® technology to their patients. The eICU® solution uses high-fidelity telemedicine, early warning software and electronic monitoring to connect and provide off-site critical care physicians and nurses with the information needed to proactively care for ICU patients. The advanced technology enables Leapfrog ICU patient safety compliance and promises a fundamental transformation in hospital ICU care. The eICU® facility will be connected to ICUs located throughout Kaleida Health's four acute care hospitals. William D. McGuire, president and chief executive officer of Kaleida Health stated, "The eICU® solution will enable us to provide our critical care patients with the very best technology available and offers an innovative way to improve patient safety." Kaleida Health is the major teaching affiliate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. "Our clinical team looks to the eICU® solution as a way to enhance our ability to provide top priority care and reduce complications," stated Cynthia Ambres, M.D., and chief medical officer of Kaleida Health. "The support from the eICU® staff allows the nurse at the bedside the time necessary to focus on both the clinical and emotional needs of the patient." "Kaleida is a recognized leader and we look forward to working closely together to make the eICU® technology available to patients throughout the communities they serve in western New York and Canada," stated Frank T. Sample, VISICU president and CEO. About VISICU VISICU, Inc., a privately held company founded in 1998 by two intensivist physicians, is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The eICU® solution enables hospitals to standardize ICU care across multiple hospitals and leverage scarce intensivist resources. From a centralized eICU®, intensivists and nurse's monitor and care for ICU patients through a high-fidelity telemedicine network that has been likened to air traffic control. Proprietary software is used to proactively manage patient care and electronically connect the "patient to the doctor", 24 x 7. A Cap-Gemini E&Y study of the eICU® system proved the clinical and financial benefits and the eICU® solution is currently the only technology solution that enables hospitals to meet the Leapfrog Group's ICU patient care safety standards. VISICU won the 2001 Healthcare Informatics and Technology Award and in 2002 the eICU® was recognized as one of the Top 100 technical innovations by InfoWorld magazine. For more information please visit www.visicu.com. eICU® is a registered trademark of VISICU, Inc. About Kaleida Health Kaleida Health is the 39th largest health system in the United States and serves the eight counties of western New York. It has 1,800 affiliated physicians and 1,800 beds - 1,200 for acute care and 600 for long term care patients. Its annual patient visits total 1 million. The system is comprised of five acute care hospitals, four long-term care facilities, multiple ambulatory sites, primary care clinics, one ambulatory surgery center, a Visiting Nursing Association, two home care agencies and Kaleida Laboratories, which handles 9 million specimens annually for regional and national institutions. Kaleida Health serves as the major teaching affiliate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Dental Medicine. The Kaleida hospitals are Buffalo General, the Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo (WCHOB), DeGraff Memorial, and Millard Fillmore Gates and Suburban Hospitals. The WCHOB is the New York State designated regional perinatal center.