Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. Continues Midwest Growth Trend SafeTrace Tx(R) Advanced Transfusion Management System Selected by Vista Health DENVER, May 10 /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 Tx(R)(*), its advanced transfusion management system, with Vista Health in Waukegan, Illinois. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO ) Betty Sommer, Systems Analyst, Management Information Systems, said, "The Laboratory and Information Systems staff at Vista Health researched Wyndgate on the Internet and studied information available on line. We were excited about what we found and we wanted to do further exploration. Wyndgate's blood bank specialist and sales staff provided a site visit to demonstrate their transfusion management product, which proved to be extremely helpful in visualizing how SafeTrace Tx could work for us. In addition, various SafeTrace Tx users were contacted by us and they gave glowing reports." Wm. Scott Dustin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Wyndgate Technologies, said, "We are pleased to have been selected to provide our products and services to enhance the transfusion service management of a well-established and prestigious organization such as Vista Health." Mr. Dustin added, "The delivery of accessible, quality healthcare is important to both Vista Health and Global Med Technologies." About Vista Health Vista Health was established in February 2000, as a joint operating company. It combines the healthcare resources and experience of two well-respected Lake County, Illinois, healthcare organizations - Victory Memorial Hospital and Saint Therese Medical Center, which have been a part of Lake County for generations. With them began a tradition that lives on today- a tradition of service; of looking for ways to make life better for the community. 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(R) 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, 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.peoplemed.com/ http://www.wyndgate.com/ http://www.globalmedtech.com/

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