BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patient Portal Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB:PPRG.OB - News) announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide HealthCast(tm) customized patient network services to the Iroquois Nursing Home, a quality residential and short term rehabilitative care facility in Syracuse, NY. The agreement includes multiple health education channels and a customized information network to enhance communications between patients and facility.

``We are excited to be working with Iroquois Nursing Home, one of Central New York's newest skilled nursing facilities,'' said Kevin Kelly, President of Patient Portal Technologies, Inc. ``This agreement, combined with our previous hospital sales, demonstrates the scalability and economic value of our HealthCast(tm) platform across a wide range of healthcare institutions. This validates the market demand for our HealthCast product and we see tremendous growth opportunity as we expand this product to other long-term care facilities.

``This opportunity to work closely with a known leader like the Iroquois Nursing Home is ideal for providing our unique HealthCast platform in the upstate New York region,'' Mr. Kelly added. ``We see a growing demand for this service in the long term healthcare market. Being selected as the provider of choice demonstrates our ability to deliver the right services at the right cost.''

ABOUT PATIENT PORTAL TECHNOLOGIES:

Patient Portal Technologies is a leading provider of creative technology solutions and process improvements for healthcare institutions. The company's products and services utilize a state-of-the-art proprietary software platform that optimizes hospital processes, improves patient flow and patient satisfaction, reduces administrative costs, and maximizes reimbursement to the institutions. The company operates an advanced data center and customer call center in Syracuse, NY to coordinate its services to institutions throughout the United States.

Company information is available at http://www.patientportal.com.

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