Astro-Med's Grass Technologies Awarded Contract For Sleep Systems By Premier Inc. Hospital Purchasing Organization

West Warwick, RI - Astro-Med, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a two-year contract from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare purchasing network that serves 2,000 hospitals and 50,000 healthcare sites in the USA. Under the contract, Astro-Med's Grass Technologies brand polysomnography (PSG) systems will be purchased as the first choice sleep diagnostic system by all Premier member organizations, and Astro-Med will provide competitive pricing to all Premier member hospitals and labs for its Grass Technologies brand Aura PSG and Comet PSG Sleep Diagnostic Systems. The contract goes into effect on June 1, 2008.

"It is gratifying to have won this valuable contract after having been in negotiations with Premier since August of last year and being selected over other manufacturers of sleep products," said Marco Mancini, Sales Manager of Grass Technologies products. Mancini continued, "Now, member hospitals of the Premier organization will be prompted to purchase Grass Technologies sleep systems based on three key benefits: the performance advantages of technology, our technical support excellence, and our competitive pricing."

The Grass Technologies brand has developed PSG, EEG, and other neurophysiological monitoring systems since 1935, and manufactures, sells, and supports these systems for use by hospitals and labs. Grass Technologies recently announced the introduction of SleepTrek 3, a sleep diagnostic system for home use which qualifies for Medicaid reimbursement.

SOURCE: Astro-Med, Inc.