2008 Sponsors

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As a trusted enabler across the continuum of care, Bell Canada delivers a comprehensive range of healthcare solutions through the Bell Centre for Healthcare Innovation (BCHI). The BCHI provides applications, equipment, business and IT consulting, integration, and infrastructure support services in four critical segments of healthcare:

Access to and delivery of healthcare information
Creating opportunities to improve efficiency
Enabling ongoing improvements to quality of care and patient safety
Establishing and maintaining a flexible and reliable ICT infrastructure

Visit us at Booth #1200 or online at www.bell.ca/healthcare

EXCLUSIVE SPONSORS

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses. With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, we continue to advance science to serve patients.

McKesson has been a healthcare industry leader for nearly 175 years. We are the world’s largest health care services company, providing the pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, information and automation technologies, resources and connections that help improve care quality while reducing health care costs. For more information visit our web site at www.mckesson.ca.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Deloitte works with health organizations to improve operations and patient outcomes. Today, health organizations must balance quality care and accountability with limited resources and decreased funding. Our Health Services professionals provide a broad range of auditing, accounting, tax, financial advisory, and consulting services and offer a unique blend of clinical and business expertise to address these challenges.

Deloitte represents one of the largest professional services groups dedicated to the health industry in Canada. We have been active in the development and application of best practices that have resulted in significant innovations and exceeded our clients’ expectations.

HDR is an architectural, engineering and consulting firm with more than 7,500 professionals in 165 locations worldwide. The leader in healthcare design, HDR embraces an integrated approach to design that supports healing, sensitive environments for patients, families and staff, bringing innovative concepts to decision makers at healthcare organizations worldwide.

SAP and Business Objects, an SAP Company can help you meet the challenges of healthcare by streamlining and integrating your healthcare processes, and through providing dashboards and reporting to better manage your organization. With clients across Canada and around the globe; leverage the power of proven, scaleable, cost-effective solutions. The SAP and Business Objects portfolio allows you to better manage your organization, reduce costs and increase the amount of time spent on patient care.

For further information, please contact Greg Coutts, National Director - Healthcare via e-mail at greg.coutts@sap.com or by telephone at 416-250-3391. http://www.sap.com/.

Stantec provides professional design and consulting services in architecture, engineering, planning, surveying, economics, and project management. We support public and private sector clients in a diverse range of markets, at every lifecycle stage. Our services are offered through over 8,500 employees operating out of more than 125 locations in North America. Stantec is One Team providing Infinite Solutions.

The Toronto Star is Canada's largest newspaper, reaching over 2.1 million readers every week. With a 110 year history, the Toronto Star has won more National Newspaper Awards than any other news organization in Canada. When our readers need the city's best information resource, they reach for the Star. You can reach our readers when you need high quality candidates for your positions. The Star's 3-day Careers plan reaches more potential candidates than the 3-day plans of the Globe and the Post. And, when you place a Careers ad in the Toronto Star, you qualify for a substantial discount on your print colour ads as well as online postings on workopolis.com, Canada's leading recruitment website.

So whether you're searching for jobs or searching for candidates, the place to go is clear.

ValuMetrix® Services is an experience consultancy focused entirely on healthcare. As part of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a Johnson & Johnson company, we use the proven methods of Lean, Six Sigma and Change Management to support organizational transformations for our clients.

GOLD SPONSORS

Best Care, Best Environments ®

ARAMARK Healthcare is a world leader in providing optimal healthcare experiences. ARAMARK’s food, facilities and clinical technology services are core to the care process. ARAMARK impacts patient, nurse, employee, physician, and visitor satisfaction; operational excellence; and service quality because … it’s all connected.

Cerner is taking the paper chart out of healthcare, eliminating error, variance and waste in the care process. A leading supplier of healthcare information technology, Cerner has more than 70 client sites in Canada and more than 5,000 implementations worldwide. Cerner solutions provide clinical, operational and financial data to healthcare professionals and executives, resulting in more effective decision-making and improved outcomes.

Healthtech is Canada’s finest information management and information technology consulting firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Incorporated in 1983, Healthtech provides the leadership and expertise to integrate healthcare processes, systems and technologies in order to improve care delivery and outcomes. We are a catalyst in advancing healthcare reform.

Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC) is Canada’s leading provider of healthcare liability insurance. Together with our brokerage and management company, we provide our subscribers with a comprehensive range of insurance services, including industry leading risk management programs and education, innovative insurance products and unparalleled claims management expertise.

Our Vision:

Partnering to create the safest healthcare system.

Hospital News is the health care professional’s choice for information on current health-care news, trends and medical advancements in health care with a fresh perspective each month. With a monthly circulation of over 50,000 healthcare professionals throughout Ontario and available at over 120 hospitals, we put you in touch with our audience right where they work. In addition, we are delivered to the desks of over 2,000 CEO’s and Senior decision-makers of hospitals and other major healthcare facilities right across Canada.
E-mail: advertising@hospitalnews.com

Regional Infection Control Networks in Ontario – A Network of Networks

Geographically aligned with the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), the 14 Regional Infection Control Networks act as hubs of infection prevention and control expertise, facilitating coordinated and integrated knowledge transfer and partnership across the spectrum of health care in Ontario.

Website: www.ricn.on.ca

Vermeulen Hind Architects is an energetic, award-winning firm, specializing in the programming, design, and construction of healthcare facilities. During our 15-year relationship with Cancer Care Ontario, we have developed a unique specialty in the design of innovative Oncology facilities. Our knowledge and experience in this field is recognized across Canada.

e-Health Track Sponsors

eHealth Ontario (formerly SSHA), formed and funded by the Ontario government, is responsible for providing a province-wide IT infrastructure to deliver e-Health solutions. eHealth Ontario is improving health care delivery by providing systems that connect doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmacies and laboratories to each other and to patient information.

Ninety years of innovation and leadership in Canada
IBM Canada Ltd. is one of Canada's leading providers of advanced information technology, products, services and business consulting expertise. We are dedicated to helping our clients innovate and succeed through the end-to-end transformation of their business models and the application of innovative technology and business solutions.
With extensive healthcare industry experience, IBM brings together business insights, science and technology to help transform the infrastructure and business processes of hospitals and other healthcare enterprises.
To learn more about IBM's solutions for healthcare, visit www.ibm.com/healthcare/ca

Teranet’s long history of partnership with government and health care institutions to offer innovative technologies that are secure and efficient means we have the experience to make a difference. Whether it is protecting electronic records and PACS, hosting mission critical networks or providing easy to implement online payment solutions we help hospitals reduce costs, save time and keep patients your number one priority. For more details visit www.teranet.ca/services/healthcare.html, or email Donald Stokes at 416-643-1067 or donald.stokes@teranet.ca.

EXHIBIT FLOOR SPONSORS

Draeger Medical provides Acute Point of Care solutions that combine with our IT products to provide a harmonious integration of equipment and critical information in acute care settings.

EDS, an HP company, is a leading global technology services provider, delivering business solutions to its customers. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 46 years ago. Today, as an HP business group, EDS delivers one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of information technology and business process outsourcing services to customers in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries, and to governments around the world. Learn more at www.eds.com.

Beginning May 1, 2009, Ontario hospitals will start paying the hourly price for electricity. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), a not-for-profit entity, is working with hospitals to help manage the transition. To learn more about the ways you can benefit from this pricing change, visit the IESO’s booth – this year’s Green Lane sponsor.

Panasonic Canada Inc. is a leader in providing state-of-the-art technology to the Canadian healthcare market that includes, but is not limited to, rugged notebook computers, wireless telephone solutions systems, and security systems. For more information visit www.panasonic.ca.

Soapopular is the world’s #1 leading Alcohol FREE hand sanitizer and disinfectant product. SOAPOPULAR contains the germ-killing ingredient Benzalkonium (ben-zal-coney-um) Chloride. Awarded a DIN in 2005 by Health Canada, and widely available at Pharmacies in Canada, we now introduce our commercial dispensing options to the OHA. Soapopular Hand Sanitizer is 99.9% effective against the most frequent illness causing germs.

Sodexo provides Integrated Solutions to the Healthcare Marketplace in three key areas: Foodservice, Facilities Management, and Project Management, by certified and specially trained staff. By ensuring a high quality patient, staff and visitor experience, Sodexo makes your facility more attractive and competitive. Every day.

Sodexo – Caring About Quality of Life.

At xwave Healthcare, we have over 300 specialists who draw from 30 years of experience building solutions that connect patients and providers across the continuum of care. Whether we’re creating a client registry, a clinical viewer, an eReferral solution or an electronic medical record, we’re ultimately working to make health information available to the right person-right when and where they need it.

PROMOTIONAL ITEMS

Canada Health Infoway is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the Federal government. Infoway jointly invests in projects with every province and territory to accelerate the development and adoption of electronic health record systems. Fully respecting patient confidentiality, this network of systems will provide clinicians and patients with a faster way to manage, access, share and safeguard patient health information. Accessing this vital information quickly will foster a more modern and sustainable health care system for all Canadians.

Desjardins Financial Security offers a wide array of life and health insurance, savings and retirement products and services, to meet the changing financial security needs of individuals, groups and businesses. For more information on our products and services, please visit: www.desjardinsfinancialsecurity.com or contact any of our sales offices located in all major cities across Canada.

Morneau Sobeco is a leading human resource consulting firm focusing on the design and delivery of compensation, retirement, and employee benefits programs. In addition to its in-depth consulting practice, Morneau Sobeco is recognized for its expertise in integrated administrative solutions and progressive employee self-service tools.

For more than 40 years, Sharpie has been the popular brand of permanent marker associated with the autograph experience. Newell Rubbermaid’s Office Products Group, maker of Sharpie® markers, is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing and marketing of writing instruments, art products and office organization and technology products.

Tagg Clean-Hands is the complete infection control solution.

Tagg Clean-Hands Sanitizing Stations and Mobile Isolation Units are barrier free, generate awareness, educate and dispense. Highly visible, they draw attention to clean hands. Reusable message area targets relevant information to the public. Holding up to 8 sanitizing dispensers, they are ideal for public spaces. Durable dispenser mounting insures hassle-free maintenance.

Tagg Clean-Hands Mobile Isolation Units store infection control supplies. Way-finding signs direct staff and public to stations and remind to clean hands. Already used within Canadian health institutions, Tagg Clean-Hands is your solution to improving hand hygiene, preventing infection.

For more information, please visit http://taggcleanhands.com

AWARD SPONSORS

GE is dedicated to helping you transform healthcare delivery by driving critical breakthroughs in biology and technology. Our expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is enabling healthcare professionals around the world to discover new ways to predict, diagnose and treat disease earlier. We call this model of care "Early Health". The goal: to help clinicans detect disease earlier, access more information and intervene earlier with more targeted treatments, so they can help their patients live their lives to the fullest.

Re-think, Re-discover, Re-invent, Re-imagine.

For more information please visit us at www.gehealthcare.com.

November 3, 4 & 5 Metro Toronto Convention Centre

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2008 Sponsors