Nightingale Retains Investor Relations Firm

MARKHAM, ON, March 18 /CNW/ - Nightingale Informatix Corporation ("Nightingale" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NGH), an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services, today announced that it has retained The Equicom Group Inc. ("Equicom"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the TMX Group, to provide investor relations and financial communications services.

Equicom provides strategic communications services to approximately 100 public companies across a diverse range of industries. Under the terms of the agreement, Nightingale will pay Equicom an annual work fee of $60,000 for select services, to be paid in monthly installments. The initial contract term is 12 months and commences immediately. Neither Equicom nor any of its principals have an ownership interest, directly or indirectly, in Nightingale or its securities, and the Company has not granted Equicom or its principals any right to acquire such an interest.

About Nightingale

Nightingale is one of the fastest growing health care service and software companies in North America and is recognized as an industry leader in Web-based clinician and community based electronic medical records (EMR) serving the needs of small primary care practices, multi-physician outpatient clinics, and large-scale regional health organizations and networks. Coupled with integrated practice management, transcription and revenue cycle management, Nightingale's comprehensive service offering allows customers to enhance patient care, increase revenue opportunities and optimize operations. Nightingale is continuously innovating and enhancing its services to meet the needs of its growing and diverse customer base. Nightingale - Healthcare connected. www.nightingale.md

About The Equicom Group Inc.

Equicom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group Inc., is a leading Canadian provider of investor relations and strategic corporate communications services. With proven expertise in developing and executing highly effective strategic communications programs, and an extensive network of investment community contacts, Equicom specializes in helping clients achieve their capital markets objectives. Equicom offers a comprehensive suite of services including: investor relations, media relations, annual report production, multimedia and web design, web casting, live event management and corporate branding. Equicom is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Montreal and Calgary. For further information, please visit www.equicomgroup.com or follow Equicom on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Equicom

Forward Looking Statement

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" respecting the issuance and cancellation of securities of the Company within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may" ,"could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Nightingale to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to the speculative nature of the medical software industry, which is affected by numerous factors beyond Nightingale's control; the ability of Nightingale to successfully integrate its acquisitions and any liabilities arising as a result of such acquisitions, access to capital and agreements with its Lenders; the existence of present and possible future government regulation; access to debt or equity financing and agreements with its Lenders; the significant and increasing competition that exists in the medical software industry; the early stage of Nightingale's business; and therefore it is subject to the risks associated with early stage companies, including uncertainty of revenues, markets and profitability and the need to raise additional funding. All material assumptions used in making forward-looking statements are based on management's knowledge of current business conditions and expectations of future business conditions and trends. Although management believes the assumptions used to make such statements are reasonable at this time, our assumptions may not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Certain material factors or assumptions applied by management in making forward-looking statements, include without limitation, factors and assumptions regarding Nightingale's continued ability to fund its business, rates of customer defaults, relationships with, and payments to, lenders, demand for Nightingale's products, as well as Nightingale's operating cost structure.

Although Nightingale has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Nightingale does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Further information on Nightingale Informatix Corporation is available at www.sedar.com.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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For further information: Michael Ford, CFO, Nightingale Informatix Corporation, Tel: [phone], [email protected]; Alan Kriss, VP Marketing, Nightingale Informatix Corporation, Tel: [phone], [email protected]; Kristen Dickson, Account Executive, The Equicom Group, Tel: [phone], ext. 273, [email protected]