Sunquest Announces Lab Software Sale to TriCore Reference Laboratories of New Mexico to Serve Eight Regional Hospitals

Regional Hospital Network Standardizes to Gain Operational Efficiency

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory information systems, today announced that TriCore Reference Laboratories has purchased the Sunquest Laboratory Information System (LIS) to consolidate eight hospitals in one of its sponsor’s regional networks with one enterprise solution. Two of the main hospitals in the network were already using Sunquest LIS and recommended that the other hospitals standardize on Sunquest to gain operational efficiency. Sunquest LIS was originally chosen by TriCore in 1999 for its functionality, ability to span multi-site labs and hospitals, ease of implementation, and Sunquest’s strong reputation for service and support. TriCore now chooses to support additional facilities with Sunquest products for these same reasons.

“In 2007, TriCore assumed management of Presbyterian’s regional rural hospital laboratories. We are deploying Sunquest LIS to help us achieve efficiencies and cost reductions, while we continue to deliver high quality test results”

New Mexico’s largest medical reference laboratory, TriCore provides laboratory services to physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and companies that conduct workplace drug testing throughout New Mexico, eastern Arizona, southern Colorado, and west Texas. TriCore also uses Sunquest Clinical Financial, Blood Bank, Collection Manager, and Encompass.

“In 2007, TriCore assumed management of Presbyterian’s regional rural hospital laboratories. We are deploying Sunquest LIS to help us achieve efficiencies and cost reductions, while we continue to deliver high quality test results,” said Erv Klink, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer for TriCore Reference Laboratories.

"There is a growing trend with hospital networks and laboratories that service multiple sites to consolidate and standardize on their laboratory software to improve productivity and increase operational efficiency throughout their network," said Lisa Cutts, Vice President of Sales for Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.

New Mexico Hospitals Standardizing on Sunquest Laboratory Information System

• Albuquerque: Presbyterian Hospital and Kaseman Presbyterian Hospital

• Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Hospital

• Rio Rancho: Presbyterian Healthcare Services Hospital beginning construction

• Clovis: Plains Regional Medical Center

• Española: Española Hospital

• Ruidoso: Lincoln County Medical Center

• Socorro: Socorro General Hospital

• Tucumcari: Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital

About TriCore Reference Laboratories

Headquartered in Albuquerque, N.M., TriCore Reference Laboratories (www.tricore.org) is the state’s leading medical laboratory provider of healthcare information. Affiliated with the University of New Mexico and Presbyterian Healthcare Services, TriCore has a team of nationally recognized laboratory scientists and clinical and anatomic pathologists. Founded in 1998, TriCore has emerged as a business leader in New Mexico, with over 1,000 employees and growth on both regional and national levels.

University Hospital, part of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, is a not-for-profit teaching and research hospital that provides a wide range of patient care services to the people of New Mexico. It has been in operation since 1954 and operates the state's only Level 1 Trauma Center.

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is the state's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, providing New Mexicans with acute hospital care, outpatient care, rehabilitation services, long-term care, ambulatory physician services, home nursing care, and healthcare insurance plans. It has been in operation since 1908.

About Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., is a market leader in clinical data management with more than 1,200 U.S. hospitals and commercial laboratories worldwide. For over twenty-five years, the company has been dedicated to providing best-of-breed solutions that enable quality patient care, clinical safety, and operational efficiencies. Its dedicated sales and technical service teams deliver 24x7 assistance to customers for their procurement, implementation, and customer care needs. The Sunquest Laboratory™ system was recognized as "Best in KLAS" by the industry for the past three years.

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 in addition to HIPAA compliance assessment and implementation services. For more information, call 800-748-0692 or visit: www.sunquestinfo.com.

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