Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. Announces First Vein-to-Vein(R) Site in Florida Suncoast Communities Blood Bank Selects SafeTrace Tx(R) Advanced Transfusion Management System DENVER, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate Technologies(R), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. (OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) ("Global Med" or the "Company"), has signed an agreement with Suncoast Communities Blood Bank ("SCBB") to provide its SafeTrace Tx(R) advanced transfusion management system. Terms were not disclosed. SCBB also recently purchased SafeTrace(R), Wyndgate's donor management solution. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO) Mark Magenheim, MD, MPH, CEO and Medical Director of Suncoast Communities Blood Bank, said, "Wyndgate has successfully developed software to manage the complexities of our transfusion service business. We were presented with the options and advantages of SafeTrace Tx after receiving notification that our current solution was being 'sunsetted.' We selected SafeTrace Tx for its comprehensive safety features, application capabilities, and central transfusion service, which will facilitate our vision of SCBB's future." Dr. Magenheim continued, "Other factors influencing SCBB's decision to purchase SafeTrace Tx were Wyndgate's market experience, reputation, application functionality, product lifecycle, implementation experience, product support and commitment to our future." "We are very pleased to announce this major agreement with Suncoast Communities Blood Bank, a prestigious community blood center on the Sun Coast of Florida. Our relationship with Suncoast highlights Wyndgate's commitment to quality, safety and service, by partnering with Suncoast to optimize its transfusion operations," said Thomas F. Marcinek, President and COO of Global Med Technologies, Inc. About Suncoast Communities Blood Bank In 1949, O. K. Fike and Dr. Millard White founded the region's first blood bank, located within Sarasota Memorial Hospital. In 1999, the celebration of 50 years of service to the lower west coast of Florida was heralded by 50 events in 50 weeks and the adoption of a new motto, "Generous Hearts Saving Precious Lives." With the acquisition of the former Gulf Area Regional Blood Bank in Venice, the blood bank now provides opportunities for blood donations to citizens in Sarasota, DeSoto, and Charlotte counties. For more information about Suncoast Communities Blood Bank, visit its website at http://www.scbb.org/. About Global Med Technologies, Inc. Global Med Technologies, Inc. is an international e-Health, medical information technology company, providing information management software products and services to the healthcare industry. Its Wyndgate Technologies division is a leading supplier of information management systems to U.S. and international blood centers and hospital transfusion centers. Current clients of Wyndgate's products and services manage more than 3 million units of blood, or over 22% of the U.S. blood supply, each year. Wyndgate's products are also being implemented in Canada, the Caribbean and sub-Sahara Africa. Together, the SafeTrace Tx* advanced transfusion management system and the SafeTrace donor management system provide Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to patient transfusion. For more information about Global Med's products and services, please call 800-WYNDGATE or visit http://www.globalmedtech.com/, http://www.peoplemed.com/ and http://www.wyndgate.com/. This news release may include statements that constitute forward-looking statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expects" or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this news release. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Global Med Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Michael I. Ruxin, M.D. of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc., +1-303-238-2000, or Investors, John Nesbett or Jordan Silverstein, both of The Investor Relations Group, +1-212-825-3210, for Global Med Technologies, Inc. Web site: http://www.peoplemed.com/ Web site: http://www.scbb.org/ Web site: http://www.wyndgate.com/ Web site: http://www.globalmedtech.com/

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