Wednesday, March 14, 2007

VeriChip in 500 Hospitals & 18 Implanted Diabetics

VeriChip Passes Significant Milestone:
Over 500 Hospitals Have Now Agreed to Adopt VeriMed Patient Identification System


VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ: CHIP), a provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that 65 new hospitals have agreed to participate in the VeriMed Patient Identification System network at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) 13th Annual Scientific Assembly conference in Las Vegas, bringing the Company’s total number of enrolled hospitals to more than 500.

Keep an eye out on your local hospital...

And we gotta watch our health....18 Diabetic Patients implanted with VeriMed RFID Microchip at Atlanta Diabetes EXPO and watch out for the 'voluntary procedure'.

VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ: CHIP), a provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today it added 18 diabetic patients to its VeriMed Patient Identification System at an Atlanta Diabetes EXPO sponsored by the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

At the EXPO, physicians implanted VeriMed RFID microchips in conference attendees who signed up for the voluntary procedure. The VeriMed Patient Identification System, which utilizes an implantable RFID microchip in combination with a handheld RFID scanner and a secure patient database, provides immediate access to important health information for patients who arrive at an emergency department unable to communicate.

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