Brigham & Women's Hospital to implement Patient Safety's Safety-Sponge System

Patient Safety Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: PSTX) announced that it has signed a contract with Partners HealthCare and will be implementing its Safety-Sponge(TM) System at Brigham & Women's Hospital.

"Brigham & Women's has a long tradition of innovation and leadership in establishing the highest quality of patient care. We are proud of the patient safety research we have done together and excited to add them to the growing list of users of our Safety-Sponge(TM) System," stated Steven H. Kane, President and CEO of Patient Safety Technologies. "Adding yet another institution known for establishing industry practices further strengthens our unique position to become the standard of care for addressing one of the most common errors in surgery," added Kane.