West Wireless Health Institute Names Dr. Joseph Smith to Serve as Chief Medical and Science Officer

Prominent Cardiologist and Medical Device Innovator to Lead Institute's Medical Charter

SAN DIEGO, April 5, 2010 - The West Wireless Health Institute (WWHI) today announced Dr. Joseph
Smith has been named chief medical and science officer. He will be
responsible for leading the Institute's medical research and clinical-focused
activities and will assume the role immediately. Smith brings with him a
distinguished background in both medicine and engineering, having spent more
than two decades evaluating emerging medical technologies as well as
practicing cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology in both clinical and
academic organizations.

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WWHI, founded in March 2009 with a US$45 million gift from the Gary and
Mary West Foundation, and is one of the world's first medical research
organizations dedicated to cutting the cost of health care by innovating,
incubating, validating and commercializing the use of wireless technologies
to transform medicine. The nonprofit Institute is headquartered in San Diego,
California, the global hub for wireless life science research and
development.

"Joe is known and respected throughout medicine and industry for his
ability to identify and help commercialize innovative health care
technologies, and we are fortunate to add his unparalleled talents to the
West Wireless Health Institute leadership," said Don Casey, CEO. "Joe's blend
of talents and vision will help establish WWHI as the preeminent medical
research organization in the world focused on wireless health. Gary and Mary
West are committed to assembling the top talent across medicine, technology
and business, and the entire team is dedicated to executing their mission to
produce superior outcomes at lower costs."

Smith joins WWHI after serving as vice president, emerging technologies
for Johnson and Johnson in the Corporate Office of Science and Technology. He
holds an M.S. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology; a Ph.D. in medical engineering and medical physics from the
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology; and an M.D. from
Harvard Medical School. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology,
the American Heart Association, and the American Institute for Medical and
Biological Engineering.

"The opportunity to be a part of the tremendous mission set forth by Gary
and Mary West is a dream come true, particularly since I've spent my career
at the intersection of health care and technology innovation," said Smith. "I
believe the Institute's focus on infrastructure-independent health care,
which is about delivering the right care at the right time, wherever the
patient may be, is spot on. With that idea in mind, it is exciting to know
that in this role I will have a direct impact on moving emerging technologies
quickly into the hands of patients, doctors and health care organizations,
and in turn will help establish a more cost-effective health care delivery
system."

As the Institute's chief medical and science officer, Smith will help
design and execute the Institute's global strategy and collaborative efforts
across medicine, engineering, technology and business.

"Joe is an accomplished physician, scientist and engineer, and his
ability to collaborate and forge action-oriented partnerships across
industries is invaluable," said Gary West, who in addition to founding the
Institute, serves as chairman of the board. "We are proud the Institute is
becoming the 'place to be' for world-class medical, engineering and business
talent interested in truly improving the quality and lowering the cost of
health care around the world through innovative thinking and execution."

Smith will also work closely with Dr. Eric J. Topol, the Institute's vice
chairman of the board and chief innovation officer, to identify medical
research opportunities and activities.

"Joe has had a stellar career in medicine and technology, and we are
thrilled he has chosen to continue his career at WWHI," said Topol. "I look
forward to partnering with Joe to push the envelope on innovative solutions
that will truly transform medicine. I believe Joe will quickly make his mark
as an unrelenting catalyst for the Institute's mission of better care at
lower costs."

Prior to Johnson and Johnson, Smith was senior vice president and chief
medical officer of Guidant / Boston Scientific, Cardiac Rhythm Management.
His clinical and academic experience includes positions at the School of
Medicine and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington
University, St. Louis. He also founded the Arrhythmia Institute in Fairfax,
Virginia, a center of excellence in clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He
has published in the areas of cardiac electrophysiology, has been a
consultant to a great many small companies involved in the advancement of
innovative medical technologies, and holds a number of patents in the area of
signal processing and catheter and defibrillator design. Smith is also an
advisor to a variety of academic and medical organizations including Boston
University, Case Western University, University of Miami, Children's Hospital
in Boston, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology, and The
Johns Hopkins University.

For more information on WWHI, please visit
www.westwirelesshealth.org.

ABOUT THE WEST WIRELESS HEALTH INSTITUTE

The West Wireless Health Institute (www.westwirelesshealth.org) is
one of the first medical research organizations in the world supporting the
exploration and application of wireless technologies to advance human health
and well-being. Based in San Diego, California, the nonprofit Institute is
fostering an unprecedented convergence of science, medicine, engineering and
technology. Its primary mission is to cut health care costs while delivering
superior outcomes by accelerating the availability of wireless medical
technology.

Michele Guthrie of West Wireless Health Institute, +1-858-539-3500, media at westwirelesshealth.org