Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. Expands Midwest Customer Base Regional West Medical Center Opts for SafeTrace(R) Donor Management System DENVER, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate Technologies(R), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. (OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) ("Global Med" or the "Company"), announced the signing of an agreement for SafeTrace(R), its advanced donor management system, with Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO) "We're excited about the upgrade from our existing system," said Margo Ferguson, MT, Blood Bank and Chemistry Supervisor at Regional West, adding, "The increased functionality in SafeTrace will help us in the operation of our donor center." "We are delighted that Regional West Medical Center selected SafeTrace for its donor management system," said Wm. Scott Dustin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Wyndgate Technologies. Mr. Dustin added, "Our experience in the industry as a provider of blood bank solutions and the quality of our products are why our SafeTrace donor management system is in use in over 125 donor service centers, both domestically and internationally. Our product continues to gain recognition and acceptance as a leader in donor management automation." About Regional West Medical Center As western Nebraska's largest hospital, Regional West Medical Center offers a full continuum of comprehensive health care services -- from emergency care through outpatient rehabilitation. Since 1924, it has grown from a small community hospital to a progressive and impressive regional referral center. Regional West is one of only three Level II Trauma Centers in Nebraska. Its active medical staff of over 85 physicians and consulting specialists represents more than 30 medical specialties. Eight of every ten physicians have earned board certification, a benchmark of the highest professional standing in each medical specialty. The services provided are driven by the needs of the community: trauma care, cancer treatment, acute rehabilitation, neurology and neurosurgery and vascular services, to name just a few. In the words of many visitors, Regional West is "an urban hospital in a rural environment." 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(R)* 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. *Patent Pending 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 Investor Relations, John Nesbett, or Jordan Silverstein, both of The Investor Relations Group, +1-212-825-3210, for Global Med Technologies, Inc. Web site: http://www.wyndgate.com/ Web site: http://www.peoplemed.com/ Web site: http://www.globalmedtech.com/

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