LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CareView Communications, Inc. ("CareView" or the "Company") (OTCQB: CRVW), an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, announced today that it contracted with Heartland Energy Partners to represent the Company and its products to the Department of Veteran Affairs. Heartland Energy Partners ("Heartland") provides business and technology solutions to government and commercial clients by helping clients effectively develop and manage programs and assets in the fields of energy and environment, information technology, infrastructure protection, and healthcare.
Steve Johnson, the Company's President, stated, "Heartland's efforts will be instrumental in raising awareness of our Company with the Department of Veteran Affairs. We believe that our products should become an important component of patient safety in the treatment of all veterans as well as a positive conduit to allow veterans and their families to communicate. CareView has applied with the US General Services Administration for approval to sell its products to the VA and DOD hospitals."
Heartland's leadership team has had years of experience in both the government and private sectors. Gordon H. Mansfield, Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serves on Heartland's Advisory Board. Mansfield was nominated to serve as Deputy Secretary of the VA by President George W. Bush on November 3, 2003, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 22, 2004 and served until the end of his term in January 2009. He previously served as VA Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs and Acting Secretary of Veteran Affairs. Prior to his appointment, Mansfield served as the legislative advisor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and was responsible for Congressional relations and for representing programs, policies, investigations and legislative agenda to Congress. He previously served as executive director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) where he oversaw daily operations of PVA's national office in Washington, D.C. Mansfield is a decorated war veteran who was medically retired by the U.S. Army at the grade of Captain and who received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Presidential Unit Citation.
Under the Heartland agreement, Heartland and Secretary Mansfield will work with the Company to develop a strategy to raise the profile of CareView within the Department of Veteran Affairs and to raise awareness of the value that the Company's offerings related to patient safety for veterans.
About CareView Communications, Inc.
CareView has created a proprietary high-speed data network system that can be deployed throughout a healthcare facility using the existing cable television infrastructure. This network supports CareView’s Room Control Platform and complementary suite of software applications designed to streamline workflow and improve value-added services offered to customers. Real-time bedside monitoring and point-of-care video monitoring and recording improve patient safety, efficiency while limiting liability, and entertainment packages and education enhance quality of stay. This technology may also act as an interface gateway for other software systems and medical devices moving forward. CareView is dedicated to working with all types of hospitals, nursing homes, adult living centers and selected outpatient care facilities domestically and internationally. Corporate offices are located at 405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Suite B-240, Lewisville, TX 75067. More information about the Company is available on the Company’s website at www.care-view.com.
Questions about this release may be directed to Steven Johnson, President and Chief Operating Officer at (972) 943-6050.
About Heartland
Heartland is a small, certified 8(a), veteran owned professional services company that offers expertise in program management, research and analysis, energy and sustainability, technology services, and critical infrastructure. Heartland provides management consulting specializing in energy management, energy efficiency, smart grid, healthcare, business and technology integration, infrastructure protection, and resilience. Heartland has worked with a variety of state governments, federal agencies, electric utilities and other private sector clients. Heartland's leadership team has had years of experience in both the government and private sectors. Past experiences include government policy formulation in the areas of healthcare, energy and innovation, as well as security and government continuity of operations programs. Heartland offers its clients a range of services including Research and Analysis, Strategic Planning, Energy Supply & Delivery, Energy Efficiency, Critical Infrastructure, and Technology Services.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities of CareView Communications, Inc. Certain statements in this release and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including market acceptance of the Company’s services and projects and the Company’s continued access to capital and other risks and uncertainties. The actual results the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on our current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.
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CareView Communications, Inc.
Steven Johnson, 972-943-6050
President and Chief Operating Officer
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