Press Release

NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INSTALLS STATE’S FIRST CONVERTIBLE ULTRASOUND™ SYSTEMS FROM ZONARE

Atlanta and Forsyth Campuses Both Offer z.one System Based on Breakthrough Zone Sonography™ Technology

Atlanta – September 7, 2005 – Northside Hospital, a leading Atlanta area health care provider, announced it has installed Georgia’s first z.one ultrasound systems in both the emergency departments at both Northside Hospital-Atlanta and Northside Hospital-Forsyth. Based on breakthrough Zone Sonography™ technology, the z.one unit from ZONARE Medical Systems is the world’s only Convertible Ultrasound™ system.

“Zone Sonography technology is one of the first major advances in ultrasound in a significant number of years,” said Robert Higgins, MD, medical director, Northside Hospital-Atlanta’s Emergency Department. “It is critical that we can quickly image patients in a crowded emergency room environment and begin treatment immediately. The z.one systems’ unique ability to convert from a fully-featured cart unit to a premium compact system without compromising image quality provides an excellent solution to this need.”

Serving more than 128,000 emergency patients annually, Northside Hospital provides medical services on multiple campuses, providing quality health care to North Metro Atlanta. In addition to emergency care, physicians and other health care professionals at Northside provide a full range of care including: women's services, surgery, cancer care, outpatient services and behavioral health services.

Zone Sonography technology has allowed ZONARE Medical Systems to bring the first Convertible Ultrasound platform to the industry with premium compact image quality and unparalleled clinical versatility. Combining a fundamentally new advance in ultrasound, Zone Sonography technology, coupled with the z.one platform’s radically new physical design, offers significant clinical and workflow solutions for a wide variety of customer needs.

In addition, the platform’s unique software architecture allows for fast convenient upgrades when new clinical and computer technology advances become available, via the internet.

“The unique technology provided by ZONARE brings many key imaging elements to our department,” said Dr. Higgins. “Premium image quality is key to supporting diagnostic confidence. Add this to portability and the z.one system becomes a critical component in providing excellent patient care.”

About Northside Hospital

The Northside Hospital health care delivery system is a not-for-profit health care provider that has served north Metro Atlanta for more than three decades. With approximately 1,700 physicians on its medical staff, Northside cares for more than 400,000 patients a year. Our physicians and staff provide a full range of health care services, including women’s services, cancer care, emergency services, surgery, specialty medicine and a wide array of outpatient services at many locations. Northside Hospital offers high-quality health care at Northside Hospital-Atlanta in Sandy Springs, at Northside Hospital-Cherokee in Canton and at Northside Hospital-Forsyth in Cumming. For further information, visit www.northside.com.

About ZONARE Medical Systems

ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures premium compact performance ultrasound solutions, which combine revolutionary technology with an innovative physical design. Zone Sonography technology, ZONARE’s unique patented approach to ultrasound imaging, is focused on bringing the highest performance to all clinical settings, leading to advanced diagnostic capabilities, more cost effective operation and increased value to providers. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.zonare.com.

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Media Contacts:

Katherine Watson
Northside Hospital
404-303-3405
katherine.watson@northside.com