Sunquest Names Healthcare Industry Veteran Kelly A. Feist as Vice President of Marketing

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:30am EDT

TUCSON, Ariz.--(Business Wire)--
Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory
information systems, today announced that Kelly A. Feist has joined
Sunquest as the company's vice president of marketing. Feist has held
executive and senior management positions in the healthcare industry
for over 10 years and has extensive experience in business planning,
marketing, and operations. In her new marketing role, Ms. Feist will
be responsible for developing and executing Sunquest's strategic
corporate marketing plans and programs to support the company's
revenue growth and global market expansion.

   Most recently, Ms. Feist served as senior vice president of
marketing at Eclipsys Corporation, where she was responsible for the
execution of all corporate marketing functions including: corporate
and product messaging, advertising, public relations, trade shows,
corporate events, and product launches.

   "The new Sunquest is focused on developing and expanding its
business opportunities worldwide, and we're very excited to have Kelly
join our team and lead our strategic marketing efforts," said Richard
Atkin, president and CEO of Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. "Her
in-depth industry experience and impressive track record will make a
strong contribution to the growth and success of our company."

   Prior to Eclipsys, Feist worked at Siemens Medical Solutions USA,
Inc. where she was promoted to positions of increasing responsibility
during her nearly 10 year tenure. As Senior Business Director for the
Cardiology Segment, she developed and executed the company's
cardiology market plan for the U.S. Other roles involved product
management, managing the clinical applications team, and as a clinical
applications specialist supporting anesthesia and life support
businesses.

   "Joining Sunquest is a great opportunity for me to be part of a
company long recognized for its leadership position in laboratory
information systems, as well as its award-winning customer service,"
said Kelly A. Feist, vice president of marketing for Sunquest
Information Systems, Inc. "But what attracted me most is that Sunquest
is uniquely positioned to provide leadership in an evolving and
complex market space as we move toward a predictive medicine model.
I'm very much looking forward to applying my extensive experience in
clinical information solutions in order to expand Sunquest's
leadership presence and bring even greater value to our customers and
their patients."

   About Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.

   Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., is a global market leader in
clinical data management solutions with more than 1,200 hospitals and
commercial laboratories using its products worldwide. The company is
dedicated to providing best-of-breed solutions that enable quality
patient care, clinical safety, and operational efficiencies. Its
experienced sales and technical service teams deliver 24x7 assistance
to customers for their procurement, implementation, and customer care
needs. The Sunquest Laboratory(TM) system achieved "Best in KLAS" in
the Laboratory Segment for 2007, which was its fourth consecutive year
(KLAS Enterprises, LLC, www.healthcomputing.com).

   Sunquest's professional services division provides a wide array of
management and technical tools, including lab redesign and
optimization, outreach and lab network program development, and
operational business and implementation plans. For more information,
call 800-748-0692 or visit: www.sunquestinfo.com.

   Sunquest is a Trademark of Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. All
other product or service names are the property of their respective
owners.

TopSpin Communications for Sunquest Information Systems
Joe Waldygo, 480-632-5050
joe@topspinpr.com

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