Medical - Springhill Medical Center and Eclipsys Win Outsourcing Recognition

Springhill Medical Center and Eclipsys Win Outsourcing RecognitionATLANTAGA-ECLIPSYS-CORPORATION

Eclipsys Corporation^® (NASDAQ:ECLP), The Outcomes Company^®, and Springhill Medical Center (Springhill, AL) today announced that the outsourcing agreement between the two organizations has won a 2009 Outsourcing Excellence Award. The award, ?Best Impact,? recognizes the business and healthcare quality benefits the outsourcing relationship has delivered to Springhill Medical Center and the patients it serves.

The 252-bed, privately owned acute care facility has successfully engaged Eclipsys? outsourcing services and technology to undergo a complete technology transformation in its competitive market. Engaged to provide IT operations support, strategic planning, budget management, staffing and telecommunications support, Eclipsys? IT staff has successfully guided Springhill Medical Center through the installation of new electronic medical record (EMR) and revenue cycle technology, as well as instill a culture of ISO best practices, policies and procedures that has led to a 44 percent increase in system availability. Patient satisfaction in the hospital?s emergency department rose from 11 percent to 92 percent and medication errors fell 80 percent while infection rates fell by two-thirds.

Moreover, the strategic relocation of a data center to higher ground was another outcome of the relationship, enabling the hospital to sustain 100 percent uptime during direct impact from Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina. The IT system transformation also has helped the hospital attract a leading cardiology practice and a number of orthopedic surgeons.

?We went with Eclipsys as our IT outsource partner and system provider because they have expertise in healthcare and the company?s products offer the flexibility to accommodate the different practice requirements of our clinical specialties,? said Jeffrey St. Clair, Springhill Medical Center?s president and chief executive officer.?Eclipsys? team came in and instilled best practices and a vision that improved our profitability, control and internal and external costs and reestablished our credibility with the clinical community. Perhaps most important, our clinical patient outcomes, safety, quality of service and physician adoption has turned us from a technology follower to a leader. Plus it has placed us in a solid position to receive the benefits of the forthcoming federal economic stimulus package related to the adoption of EMR technology.?

According to John McAuley, Eclipsys? senior vice president, Outsourcing and Support, the expanded use of outsourcing in the health care industry reflects the competitive and environmental pressures currently faced by healthcare service providers. With budget tightening, staff shortages and patients demanding better service than previously offered, outsourcing of IT staff can be a critical response to address and resolve financial and regulatory issues.

?The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which sets firm timelines to adopt EMR technology, comes at a time when hospitals are facing great challenges to maintain and/or reduce the total operating costs to the organization,? said McAuley. ?Healthcare IT staff outsourcing is an effective strategy to increase IT efficiency while cutting costs and to help support a hospital?s ability to quickly achieve the ?meaningful use? requirements of ARRA. Given that the healthcare industry is perhaps the most complex in data needs and functionality, we are very pleased Eclipsys? outsourcing group has been recognized among its outsourcing peers across all industries for its positive business and quality impact to one of our valued clients.?

About the Outsourcing Excellence Award

The Outsourcing Excellence Awards recognize the world?s best outsourcing arrangements. An independent panel of expert judges evaluated and rated numerous buyer and supplier IT relationships to select those that demonstrate best practices, create and sustain a competitive advantage, provide business transformation, achieve value, and mutually benefit both buyer and supplier over time. The Outsourcing Center, an online community specializing in thought leadership, beset practices and innovation in outsourcing, conducts the annual awards program. It is sponsored by the Everest Group, which helps companies create customized business and sourcing strategies and outsourcing relationships that are tailored to their specific situations, and Forbes Special Sections.

About Springhill Medical Center

Springhill Medical Center is a 252-bed, privately owned facility offering a comprehensive medical-surgical hospital with all private rooms. Springhill serves the residents of Mobile and the greater Southwest Alabama region and offers a complete range of acute and outpatient care, including open-heart, laser, laparoscopic and other surgical services; laboratory, x-ray, electro- diagnostics, ultrasound, CT, MRI, GI lab, heart catheterization and diagnostic services; a comprehensive cancer program including mammography, outpatient chemotherapy and radiation therapy; and comprehensive women's and children's care, with full maternity suites, a nursery, special care nursery and a pediatric special-care unit. Springhill's fully staffed Emergency Department has board-certified emergency medicine physicians on-site 24 hours a day.

Springhill Medical Center has been named as one of the nation?s ?Most Wired?, ?Most Improved? hospitals, according to the results of the 2009 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the journal of the American Hospital Association (AHA).With an emphasis on providing high-quality clinical care in a family- focused environment, Springhill Medical Center has established a reputation for offering its patients the "best of both worlds." Springhill is "small" enough to offer attentive, personalized care, yet "large" enough to offer the comprehensive healthcare expected from a regional leader. Celebrating 30 years of service to the community, Springhill Medical Center looks to the future while remaining committed to its mission: "To efficiently provide healthcare that is unmatched in quality, convenience and benefit of use in a courteous and family-oriented manner." For more information, see www.springhillmedicalcenter.com.

About Eclipsys

Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced integrated clinical, revenue cycle and performance management improvement software, clinical content and professional services that help healthcare organizations improve clinical, financial and operational outcomes. For more information, see www.eclipsys.com or email info@eclipsys.com.

Statements in this news release concerning the timing of implementation and features of and benefits provided by Eclipsys software, evidence-based content and implementation and outsourcing services are forward-looking statements and actual results may differ from those projected due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Implementation and customization of Eclipsys software is complex and time-consuming. Results depend upon a variety of factors and can vary by client. Each client?s circumstances are unique and may include unforeseen issues that make it more difficult than anticipated to implement or derive benefit from Eclipsys software or services. The success and timeliness of the company?s services will depend at least in part upon client involvement, which can be difficult to control. Eclipsys is required to meet specified performance standards, and the contract can be terminated or its scope reduced under certain circumstances. More information about company risks is available in recent Form 10-Q and 10-K filings made by Eclipsys from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Special attention is directed to the portions of those documents entitled ?Risk Factors? and ?Management?s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.? Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.