Released on: August 13, 2008, 8:23 am

Press Release Author: Telehealth Services

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: Former Pathware/SVI Healthcare customers will continue
receiving hospital room-based interactive education system support through
TeleHealth Services

Press Release Body: RALEIGH, NC - August 13, 2008 - TeleHealth Services, a leading
provider of integrated communications solutions for the healthcare market, has
acquired substantially all Instant HealthLine® assets of Pathware, Inc. (formerly
SVI Healthcare, Inc.) and has assumed responsibility for servicing and supporting
Pathware's Instant HealthLine® (IHL) customers as of August 11, 2008.
Pathware/SVI provided the IHL interactive on-demand video systems that deliver
education, entertainment and other patient-oriented information to bedside
televisions and computers in hospitals. TeleHealth will continue to service the
customers through its industry-leading TIGR education-on-demand support personnel.
"We approached SVI following their decision in June to exit the business," said
George Fleming, President and CEO of TeleHealth Services. "We welcome all
Pathware/SVI customers to the TeleHealth family and are excited to provide service
and support to those customers in carrying out their mission of providing patient
education and entertainment to their patients, family and staff. By providing
ongoing support to IHL's interactive patient education systems, the hospitals can
keep moving forward with their facility's quality initiatives and increasing patient
satisfaction."
The leading provider of healthcare interactive education and entertainment on-demand
systems in the United States with an installed base of more than 250 TIGR customers,
TeleHealth Services has the skills, experience, personnel and resources to support
the IHL customer base. With the addition of Pathware/SVI's approximately 150
customers, TeleHealth Services will service and support more than 400 patient
interactive education systems in U.S. hospitals.
About TeleHealth Services
TeleHealth Services, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, is the nation's leading provider
of integrated communications solutions for the healthcare market: bedside access to
entertainment, education and services; patient and staff video-on-demand education
systems; hospital-grade televisions and accessories; education and entertainment
content; system installation, maintenance and financing services. TeleHealth
Services is a division of Telerent Leasing Corporation, which has been headquartered
in Raleigh, North Carolina, since its founding in 1957. Telerent itself is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of ITOCHU International, Inc., a U.S. company based in New
York City and Global 500 corporation.
For more information on TeleHealth, call 800-733-8610, or visit at www.TeleHealth.com.

Company Contact:
Matthew K. Barker
Director of Marketing
TeleHealth Services
919-772-8604
matt.barker@telehealth.com

Media Contact:
Christopher Capot
KNB Communications
212-505-2441
ccapot@knbpr.com
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Web Site: http://www.TeleHealth.com

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KNB Communications
212-505-2441
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