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Article posted on Jul 12, 2010
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Blausen: Mike Hensgen (mhensgen@blausen.com) 713-334-6722
Children's Memorial: Kerry Otto (kotto@childrensmemorial.org) 773-880-6874
Houston, July 12, 2010 --- Blausen Medical Communications, developer and owner of the world's largest library of medical animations, announced it has licensed use of selected topics of its Human Atlas to Children's Memorial Hospital. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the hospital is the region's top provider of pediatric specialty care, and Illinois' only freestanding hospital exclusively for kids. Children's Memorial is using the Blausen content on its website, www.childrensmemorial.org.
Commenting on the licensing agreement Bruce Blausen, Founder and CEO of Houston-based Blausen Medical said, "Children's Memorial Hospital licensing our content for use on their website demonstrates their commitment to patient education and superior patient experience. We believe our Human Atlas content, with its unsurpassed scientific accuracy and easily understood creative presentation is unmatched as a means of communicating medical core concepts and making them understandable."
Paula Mazurkiewicz, Director of Marketing at Children's Memorial, said of the licensing agreement, "We want our patients and their families to have the best information available for understanding their individual conditions and treatments. The Blausen rich media content is an excellent aid to that end and contributes to reduced anxiety and improved outcomes."
Blausen Group includes three separate divisions, Blausen Medical, Blausen Media and Blausen Legal. Blausen Medical, founded in 1991 by Bruce Blausen, is the developer, owner and licensor of the world's largest library of medical and scientific illustrations and animations, whose content it currently licenses and distributes via web and smartphone platforms. Blausen Media is a compact advertising agency that provides effective marketing communication strategies and executions and a proven record of distilling complex text-based information into compelling rich media creative. Blausen Legal specializes in providing highest quality biomedical visual media to legal professionals. For more information regarding Blausen Group, please visit the website at www.blausen.com.
Children's Memorial Hospital is the region's top provider of pediatric specialty care, and Illinois' only freestanding hospital exclusively for kids. In 2009, the hospital served more than 140,000 children. Licensed for 270 beds, the staff includes 1,100 pediatric specialists, offers 70 pediatric specialties and is ranked #1 in Illinois in pediatric specialties. Children's Memorial has been named one of the top 30 best children's hospitals in the United States in nine pediatric specialties. The rankings were published in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 edition of "America's Best Children's Hospitals." Children's Memorial also was the nation's first children's hospital to earn the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, recognition currently held by just 6 percent of all U.S. hospitals.