OSI Systems Receives $1.3 Million Contract from New Customer for Complete Range of Patient Monitoring Solutions
HAWTHORNE, Calif., Oct 12, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has received a contract from Thomas Memorial Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia for a broad range of patient monitoring products. The $1.3 million order received represents a new customer, converted to Spacelabs from a major competitor. Systems are to be installed throughout the hospital including the critical care, preoperative, OR and outpatient surgery areas to provide comprehensive monitoring of patients throughout the care cycle.
OSI Systems CEO Deepak Chopra, stated, "We are excited to announce this contract award and look forward to working closely with Thomas Memorial Hospital to implement their monitoring requirements. Our ability to convert customers from our competitors in these challenging market conditions underscores our business model of being a leading global technology provider of patient monitoring solutions. Overall we believe the monitoring market in North America is beginning to show signs of improvement and we maintain that as a result of the strategic initiatives undertaken over the past year with modest revenue growth we expect Spacelabs to experience significant margin expansion."
About OSI Systems, Inc.
OSI Systems, Inc. is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of specialized electronic systems and components for critical applications in the homeland security, healthcare, defense and aerospace industries. We combine more than 30 years of electronics engineering and manufacturing experience with offices and production facilities in more than a dozen countries to implement a strategy of expansion into selective end product markets. For more information on OSI Systems Inc. or any of its subsidiary companies, visit www.osi-systems.com. News Filter: OSIS-G
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements include information regarding the company's expectations, goals or intentions about the future, including, the Company's contract to deliver a broad range of monitoring solutions to Thomas Memorial Hospital. The actual results may differ materially from those described in or implied by any forward-looking statement. In particular, the timing, and delivery of the inspection systems may not ultimately remain in line with the company's current expectations.Other important factors are set forth in the Securities and Exchange Commission filings OSI Systems, Inc. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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