SRI Surgical Becomes a Member of EPA's CLIMATE LEADERS Small Business Network

TAMPA, Fla., April 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SRI/Surgical Express, Inc.
(Nasdaq:STRC), a leading provider of reusable surgical products and reprocessing
services supporting the healthcare industry, announced today its membership in
the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CLIMATE LEADERS Small Business
Network.

CLIMATE LEADERS is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with
companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. As a Network
Member, SRI Surgical committed to take specific actions to reduce its Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) emissions. The initial requirement included development of a
company-wide base year GHG inventory analysis. Once the base year data was
established, a plan was defined that incorporated a pledge to reduce absolute
GHG emissions by a minimum of 5% or better in 5 years or less. Upon achieving
this goal, SRI Surgical must provide the EPA with documentation of the
achievement, according to the reporting requirements of this program.

Gerald Woodard, CEO, SRI Surgical, commented, "Being a Network Member of CLIMATE
LEADERS is a very important component of SRI's commitment to being an
environmentally conscious business, as well as a provider of environmentally
friendly products and services. We take these goals and our commitment to the
EPA very seriously. Earlier this year we became an EPA SmartWay Transport
Partner, which will aid us in achieving our goal of reducing direct emissions in
our vehicle fleet."

SRI Surgical has a 19 year history of providing environmentally preferable
products to the healthcare industry. Our daily delivery of surgical products,
retrieval of the reusable items, and the reprocessing that occurs in SRI-owned
facilities, represents a unique and easy opportunity for hospitals to
incorporate a sustainable waste avoidance program in their operating rooms,
while continuing to provide the best of care and safety for their patients and
staff.

About SRI Surgical

SRI Surgical (Nasdaq:STRC) provides central processing and supply chain
management services to hospitals and surgery centers across the United States.
Because it relies primarily on reusable products, SRI's reprocessing cycle
substantially reduces bio-hazardous waste and its impact on the environment. SRI
Surgical serves hospitals and surgery centers in 19 states from 10 reprocessing
facilities and four distribution centers located throughout the United States.
More information about the company may be found at (www.srisurgical.com).

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CONTACT: SRI/Surgical Express, Inc.
Sharon Avinger, Sr. Vice President
(813) 891 9550