Montréal, April 3, 2007 – The Solidarity Fund QFL (the “Fund”) is increasing its investment in
Omni-Med.com Inc. to $4.5 million.
Omni-Med.com specializes in technology solutions that enable health institutions to electronically manage patient records.
With these solutions and the patient authorization, physicians and clinicians can share information and access, in real time, their patients’ records from any practice setting. The Fund’s additional $2.5 million investment will enable Omni-Med.com to develop its offering so as to better meet its clientele’s needs. The company is currently implementing its electronic solutions in the Mauricie, Centre du Québec, Bas St-Laurent, Laval and Montérégie regions.
“Omni-Med.com knew how to seize an opportunity and as a result, is an industry leader in the Québec market. Its future also bodes well thanks to a management team that has clearly demonstrated its business acumen and expertise. The Fund is proud to be associated with such an innovative Québec company,” stated Jacques Bernier, the Fund’s Senior Vice-President, Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Industrial Innovations.
Omni-Med.com CEO Dr. Jean Boilard added, “Our partnership with the Fund will allow us to hire employees to help us grow, deploy our solutions across Québec and boost our marketing efforts in North America.” The company has also strengthened its Board of Directors with new members: Richard Royer, engineer and former chief executive of Teknika; Dr. Hughes Bergeron, former assistant director of the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec; Roger Simard, co-founder of Conceptis Technologie; and Brian Dillon, an entrepreneur in the health technology sector.
About Omni-Med.com
Founded in 1998, Omni-Med.com offers an interoperable electronic health record that seamlessly unites authorized health professionals within and between regions with the patient authorization. Grouped in a single, centralized record, patient information is accessible to treating physicians online, thereby eliminating the multiple paper records patients often have if they seek treatment in more than one place.
About the Solidarity Fund QFL
With assets of over $6.8 billion, the Solidarity Fund QFL is a development capital fund that through its RRSP channels the savings of Quebecers into investments in all sectors of the economy to help create and maintain jobs and contribute to Québec’s economic development. The organization is a partner, either directly or through its network members, in 1,681 companies. The Fund currently has close to 570,000 shareholders and has helped, on its own or with other financial partners, create, maintain and support over 116,000 jobs. For more information, visit www.fondsftq.com
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Source: Josée Lagacé
Senior Advisor, Press Relations and Communications
Solidarity Fund QFL
Telephone: 514 850-4835
Email:
jlagace@fondsftq.com