PANAMA CITY, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 03/14/13 -- iSirona, a provider of simplified solutions for medical device integration, today announced a successful go-live at Hawai'i Pacific Health. The go-live, which took place at the Pali Momi facility in West O'ahu, was the first of four scheduled at Hawai'i Pacific Health.

Hawai'i Pacific chose iSirona because it needed a flexible medical device integration solution that could deliver accurate, timely patient data to its Epic EMR. Unlike other solutions that require expensive, single-use hardware, iSirona's software-based solution can connect virtually any device, from any vendor, to the EMR. This offered the hospital a cost-effective solution that leverages the hardware and systems it already uses.

Patrick Leonpacher, iSirona's chief operating officer, says, "Hawai'i Pacific went live with 93 standalone ventilators and monitors, using iSirona's unique software solution for connecting non-networked devices without requiring any new hardware. Because our solution is embedded within Epic, clinicians did not have to learn any new software and minimal training was required."

"iSirona is especially proud to have been selected as the device integration solution for Hawai'i Pacific Health, a leader in the use of electronic health records," iSirona CEO Dave Dyell adds. "As an example of that, Hawai'i Pacific was named the winner of the 2012 Enterprise HIMSS Davies Award for demonstrating the value of the EHR in informing patient care and improving outcomes." Davies Award winners must have achieved Stage 6 or Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model and have reached key meaningful use milestones.

About Hawai'i Pacific Health
Hawai'i Pacific Health is a nonprofit medical system whose mission is to provide the highest quality health care and service to the people of Hawai'i and the Pacific Region. It has four hospitals, 49 outpatient clinics and service sites, and more than 1,300 affiliated physicians. It has received HealthGrades Report's "Outstanding Patient Experience Award" for ranking in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide.

About iSirona
iSirona helps clinicians make more informed decisions about patients by providing an easy to use approach to medical device integration. Using iSirona's software solution, hospitals can connect virtually any medical device to their CIS, providing clinicians with faster access to more accurate patient information. iSirona was ranked "One of America's Most Promising Companies" in 2013 by Forbes magazine, as the fifth fastest-growing private company in U.S. healthcare in 2012 by Inc Magazine, and as the #1 device integration provider for both 2011 and 2012 in the Best in KLAS awards. For more information, visit www.isirona.com or follow iSirona on Twitter @iSironaBuzz.

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