Mediware's BloodSafe(TM) to Save Time and Money for All Children's Hospital

LENEXA, KS, Jun 01 (MARKET WIRE) --
Mediware Information Systems (NASDAQ: MEDW) announced today that All
Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. is the latest hospital to
adopt BloodSafe(TM). BloodSafe is Mediware's remote release blood system
that includes secure 'vending machine' style refrigerators and optional
handheld units to verify patient and transfusion information. BloodSafe
is fully integrated with Mediware's HCLL Transfusion system in the blood
bank and will enable All Children's to track blood usage throughout the
hospital, increase blood safety and improve staff efficiencies.

All Children's Hospital has purchased three of the large 150-unit
BloodSafe HemoSafe(R) refrigerators to improve accessibility of blood in
the hospital's new facility which will open later this year. The BloodSafe
units will be placed in high need areas including the Cardiovascular ICU,
Cardiovascular OR and the General OR areas and will enable the blood bank
to securely store blood in remote locations, monitor and control access to
blood products, and improve the speed and accessibility of blood for
clinicians.

"Our new hospital is much larger than our current facility," said Becky
DeCroteau, All Children's Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
"Placing BloodSafe in high use areas will significantly improve the speed
in which blood is available to patients as well as increase the efficiency
of our blood bank staff."

In traditional hospital environments it may take as long as an hour to
have individual blood orders delivered. Using BloodSafe the blood bank
staff fills the unit then monitors the inventory remotely. Once loaded,
clinicians on the floor can quickly withdraw the units as needed,
increasing the response time and reducing the chance of spoilage and
waste.

"Today it takes us an hour to test, prepare and distribute a blood order,"
said DeCroteau. "As small as our patients are, their needs are great. The
blood bank wants to take an active role in ensuring the safest transfusion
possible and, at the same time, have blood available quickly when the
patient needs it. BloodSafe will help us to do this and, reduce the time
required to obtain and administer blood."

At the same time, safety controls are a top priority. Since blood is
regulated by the FDA, hospital blood banks have to document every aspect
of the blood, including how it was stored, who handled the products and
where each unit of blood ended up. Further, studies such as the Serious
Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) have shown that 3 of 4 transfusion errors
result from activities outside the four walls of the blood bank, most of
which include patient misidentification where the wrong patient gets the
wrong blood.

"We are always dedicated to quality and safety in our blood blank
processes," said Dee McMichael, All Children's blood bank supervisor.
"BloodSafe will help us maintain quality processes throughout the
hospital. The system will monitor and control access to our blood
supplies, document who takes blood and for whom, and automatically
quarantine blood when we suspect there may be a problem. The opportunity
for error is reduced and the new system will help us ensure the right
patient gets the right blood."

One of Mediware's newest products, BloodSafe provides powerful safety and
efficiency benefits for both hospitals and blood suppliers. While it can
be deployed as a stand alone system, BloodSafe is fully integrated with
Mediware's HCLL Transfusion product to create a new level of blood
management capabilities. HCLL Transfusion is in use in more than 350 of
the most prestigious hospitals.

"BloodSafe is an example of our investing in new thinking and new
solutions for clinical blood management," said Thomas Mann, Mediware's
president and chief executive officer. "Combined with our powerful
transfusion management system in the blood bank, hospitals have a new
level of blood management control that actually improves efficiency and
safety while reducing costs. I'm pleased that our investment in this
solution is bearing fruit and look forward to announcing many more new
customers."

While there are multiple refrigerator options with BloodSafe, the HemoSafe
units purchased by All Children's include an onboard computer and barcode
scanner to ensure that the right blood is loaded and removed from the
machine. The HemoSafe stores 150 individual units in a temperature
controlled and monitored environment that has been 510(k) cleared by the
FDA.

For more information about BloodSafe, visit the remote blood storage
solution section of the Mediware website.

About All Children's

All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg is the only specialty licensed
children's hospital on Florida's west coast. Founded in 1926, All
Children's has grown into a leading pediatric referral center that is
dedicated to advancing treatment, education, research and advocacy in
child health. In December 2009 All Children's will move into a new 259-bed
hospital and adjoining Outpatient Care Center. Click to read more from
the All Children's Hospital website.

About Mediware

Mediware delivers ClosedLoop(TM) blood and medication management software
systems that encapsulate information supporting patient therapies,
reinforce patient safety practices and improve efficiencies to lower
costs. Mediware's customers include prestigious hospitals, clinics,
correctional institutions, blood centers and other public and private
health care institutions throughout the world. For more information about
Mediware products and services, visit our web site.

About BloodSafe(TM)

Originally developed as BloodTrack by Canadian-based Neoteric Technology
Ltd., BloodSafe is marketed by Mediware under a distribution agreement.
BloodSafe includes a 510(k) cleared interface with Mediware's HCLL
Transfusion management software.

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statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Act") and
in releases made by the SEC from time to time. Such forward-looking
statements are not based on historical facts and involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors disclosed in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008, which may cause the
actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future
results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The
Company disclaims any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.

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