DENVER, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate Technologies(R), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. (OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) , today announced that Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH), located in southern California, has signed an agreement to upgrade its donor management and transfusion management systems to software manufactured by Wyndgate Technologies. Antelope Valley Hospital joins over 75 donor centers and transfusion service sites across California using Wyndgate products. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO ) Antelope Valley Hospital will be installing Wyndgate's SafeTrace(R) donor management system along with its transfusion management system. Both systems integrate for seamless tracking and management of information, from initial donation through final patient transfusion. Antelope Valley Hospital will become the company's newest Vein-to-Vein(R) client, which will give AVH the ability to share critical information easily and reliably between their donor center and transfusion service. The Wyndgate-manufactured products offer maximum integration of donor and patient data for Antelope Valley Hospital's blood bank. Noah Bentley, MS, SBB(ASCP), Senior Director of Marketing at Wyndgate Technologies, commented, "We are very excited to be working with Antelope Valley Hospital. Their progressive community outreach programs and quality of care speak volumes for the skill and professionalism of their management and staff. Wyndgate appreciates the important role its Vein-to-Vein(R) systems will play in enhancing patient care and safety at AVH by enabling dependable access to critical information." About Antelope Valley Hospital Antelope Valley Hospital, a facility of Antelope Valley Healthcare District, recently celebrated 50 years of providing quality healthcare to the communities of Lancaster, Palmdale and the surrounding area. AVH is a full-service 420-bed, not-for-profit, acute care, medical and surgical hospital. Established in 1955, AVH is the only full service hospital in the service area and, as the sole hospital provider of obstetrical services, is widely respected for its Maternal Child Health Department. AVH also provides full-service, 24-hour emergency room care and highly regarded medical/surgical services, in addition to outpatient surgery services. 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. Each year, Wyndgate's products and services manage more than eight million blood components, representing over 27% of the U.S. blood supply. Wyndgate's products are being used in Canada and sub-Saharan Africa, and are being implemented in the Caribbean. 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, Inc., +1-303-238-2000; or Investors, Paul Holm, , or H.L. Lanzet, both for Global Med Technologies, Inc., +1-212-888-4570 Web site: http://www.peoplemed.com/ Web site: http://www.wyndgate.com/ Web site: http://www.globalmedtech.com/

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