Mortara Instrument Awarded 3-Year Contract for Resting ECG, Stress Testing, and Holter Products

August 24, 2010

Novation selects Mortara as a vendor for noninvasive cardiology equipment for its VHA, UHC, and Provista Members

Milwaukee, WI - August 24, 2010 - Mortara Instrument announced today it was awarded a 3-year cardiology monitoring contract by Novation LLC (Irving, TX) to provide resting ECG, stress testing, and Holter equipment to its many facilities.  As the industry's largest supply contracting company, Novation serves the purchasing needs of nearly 25,000 VHA and University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) member organizations and 5,500 Provista members covering 28,000 sites.

“We are very pleased to have been selected as a noninvasive cardiology provider to Novation,” commented Dr. Justin L. Mortara, Ph.D., CEO of Mortara Instrument.  “We believe their extensive evaluation of our product offering served us well.  As a result, Novation's many member facilities will benefit from a technologically and clinically superior product and Mortara will enjoy a significant expansion of its presence in acute-care hospitals.”

Mortara’s ELI™ electrocardiographs are used worldwide in the diagnosis of heart disease.  All ELI electrocardiographs support DICOM^® enabling integration of patient ECG results with other important clinical parameters.  Mortara’s X-Scribe™ stress testing system utilizes Mortara’s go wireless technology™ platform, delivering important clinical advantages without any price premium, and in November 2008, NASA selected Mortara’s Holter products to travel aboard Space Shuttle Endeavor.

About Mortara Instrument, Inc.

Mortara Instrument, Inc., based in Milwaukee, WI, is distinguished in the field of non-invasive diagnostic cardiology for innovations that are the core of the company’s complete line of ECG products including electrocardiographs, stress exercise systems, Holter systems and data warehousing solutions, and cardiology monitoring systems.  Mortara Instrument manufactures and distributes its ECG devices and related technology worldwide.  The company’s web site is www.mortara.com.