BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emageon Inc. (NASDAQ: EMAG), a leading provider of technology solutions for hospitals and healthcare networks announced today that Lake Forest Hospital has renewed its agreement with the company until 2013. Located outside of Chicago, Lake Forest Hospital has been a customer since 2001. Lake Forest, Emageon's longest-standing PACS customer, has successfully used the company's ECM (Enterprise Content Management), viewing software (Advanced Visualization) and professional services to enhance delivery of patient care and improve physician productivity. Emageon CEO and President, Chuck Jett said, "We have enjoyed our long-standing relationship with Lake Forest Hospital and are particularly pleased to continue serving the patients and physicians in the Lake Forest community well into the future." About Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois is a fully licensed and accredited 215-bed community hospital offering a complete range of services that are staffed by 625 physicians, with offices conveniently located throughout Lake County. It is an alliance member of VHA, a nationwide network of community-owned health care systems and their physicians. Lake Forest Hospital serves adults and children with specialty beds in obstetrics, medical/surgical intensive care, neonatal intensive care, skilled nursing care and other long-term care. High technology imaging services include radiation therapy, computed tomography (CT) scanning, diagnostic radioisotope facility magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) and Ultrasound. For additional information on Lake Forest Hospital, visit http://www.lakeforesthospital.com/ . About Emageon Inc. Emageon provides information technology systems for hospitals, healthcare networks and imaging facilities. Its enterprise family of solutions includes RadSuite(TM), HeartSuite(TM) and other specialty suites. All Emageon solutions are built on a unified Enterprise Content Management system offering advanced visualization and infrastructure tools for the clinical analysis and management of digital medical images, reports and associated clinical content. Emageon's standards-based solutions are designed to help customers enhance patient care, automate workflow, lower costs, improve productivity and provide better service to physicians. For more information, please visit http://www.emageon.com/ . DATASOURCE: Emageon Inc. CONTACT: Bill Funderburk, Emageon, +1-205-280-7542, Web site: http://www.emageon.com/ http://www.lakeforesthospital.com/

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