AT&T Wins Contract With Boston Medical Center

BOSTON, Nov. 28  /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T announced today it has won a contract to provide voice networking services to Boston Medical Center, a leading academic medical center with a community-based focus. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Under the agreement, AT&T will provide voice services for hospital administration, staff and patients.

"From cardiac care to pediatrics, Boston Medical Center is comprised of hundreds of people and technologies dedicated to one thing: providing the greater Boston community with health and wellness care that is exceptional, without exception," said Meg Aranow, CIO/VP of Boston Medical Center. "With AT&T we know we can rely on the fundamental communications tools that connect our medical teams to one another and our patients to their family and friends, allowing us to focus on our mission to deliver world class medical care each and every day."

About Boston Medical Center

Boston Medical Center is a private, not for profit, 547-licensed bed academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End. The hospital is the primary teaching affiliate for Boston University School of Medicine. Emphasizing community-based care, Boston Medical Center with its mission to provide consistently accessible health services to all is the largest safety net hospital in New England. Boston Medical Center provides a full spectrum of pediatric and adult care services from primary to family medicine advanced specialty care. Boston Medical also has the largest 24-hour Level 1 trauma center in New England.

About the New AT&T

AT&T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high-speed DSL Internet, local and long-distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with more than 52 million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T products and services is available at http://www.thenewatt.com/ .

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