VISICU, Inc. Named Winner Of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2004 Award June 22nd, 2004 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Frank Sample, Chairman and CEO of VISICU, Inc., was named a winner by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2004 Awards in Maryland in the Technology Entrepreneur category. Frank Sample was selected from 28 finalists in Maryland by an independent panel of judges comprised of local community and business leaders and announced at an award banquet on June 17, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore. Frank T. Sample joined VISICU, Inc. in September 2001 as president and chief executive officer and as chairman of the company's board of directors. Mr. Sample has had a distinguished leadership career in both the healthcare informatics and technology sectors. Prior to joining VISICU, Mr. Sample served as President and CEO of VitalCom (Nasdaq:VCOM), a leader in state-of-the-art wireless patient monitoring technology, from 1997-2001 and then vice chairman of Data Critical (Nasdaq:DCCA) following its successful merger in 2001. Before joining VitalCom, Mr. Sample served as president and chief executive officer of Phamis, Inc., a provider of patient-focused electronic medical records, and as executive vice president of IDX Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: IDXC) following its merger with Phamis. Prior to joining Phamis, he held executive management positions at TRW, Inc., Information Systems & Services Division, and the Healthcare Services Group of Control Data Corporation. Frank Sample will be eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2004 national program. Winners in several national categories, as well as the Overall National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Spring, CA on November 20, 2004. About VISICU, Inc. VISICU, Inc., a privately held company founded in 1998 by two intensivist physicians from Johns Hopkins, is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The patent-pending eICU® solution enables hospitals to standardize ICU care across multiple hospitals and leverage scarce intensivist resources. From a centralized eICU® facility, intensivists and nurses 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", 24/7. A study of the eICU® system published in the journal Critical Care Medicine (Crit Care Med 2004; 32:31-38) proved the clinical and financial benefits. The eICU® solution is currently the only technology that enables hospitals to meet the Leapfrog Group's ICU patient care safety standards and is continually recognized for its technology innovations. In 2004, VISICU won the Microsoft Healthcare award and the American Telemedicine Association Innovations Award. In 2002, the eICU® solution was recognized as one of the Top 100 technical innovations by InfoWorld magazine and in 2001 the company won the Healthcare Informatics and Technology Award. For more information, please visit www.visicu.com. eICU® is a registered trademark of VISICU, Inc. About The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards Program The Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries. About Ernst & Young Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to restoring the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 103,000 people in more than 140 countries around the globe pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism to provide clients with solutions based on financial, transactional, and risk-management knowledge in Ernst & Young's core services of audit, tax, and transaction advisory services. Further information about Ernst & Young and its approach to a variety of business issues can be found at www.ey.com/perspectives. Ernst & Young refers to all the members of the global Ernst & Young organization.