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AT&T Delivers Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Asset Tracking for Leading East Florida Health Care Provider to Track Vital Infusion Pumps

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced a contract with Health First to deliver AT&T's RFID Asset Tracking Solution. The contract could extend to as many as 40 locations, including health care planning offices, health and fitness facilities, various clinics and three major hospitals serving east-central Florida.

AT&T's RFID Asset Tracking Solution works seamlessly with Health First's existing wireless network infrastructure and enables hospital staff to benefit from precise, on-demand asset tracking. A wireless-based RFID tag sends regular signals to keep track of equipment and personnel locations and provides status updates, which are available for hospital staff to view with a Web browser anywhere on a health care facility's wireless network.

AT&T's RFID Asset Tracking Solution will enable Health First, a leading provider of health care on Florida's east coast, to track both the movement of infusion pumps through the hospital system and the sanitization of these lifesaving devices after use by a patient. Because of their importance to patient care, infusion pumps need to be distributed efficiently throughout the hospital system so that each unit requiring infusion services has access when needed. Furthermore, the cleaning of infusion pumps must be extremely thorough and closely monitored in order to ensure the safety of future patients.

With AT&T's RFID Asset Tracking Solution, hospital management and administrators will be able to locate and track the movement of infusion pumps throughout the network and therefore enhance the
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