Tel Aviv/Zurich, 14 March 2012 – SHL Telemedic ine Ltd. (SIX Swiss Exchange: SHLTN), a
leading provider and developer of advanced per sonal telemedicine solutions, today
announced that its German subsidiary, SHL Telemedizin, has entered into a comprehensive
large scale agreement with IKK Sudwest (“IKK”), based in Saarbruecken and active in the
regions of Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Hessen, fo r the provision of telemedicine services to
the IKK’s insured who suffer from chronic conditions, specifically heart patients.
SHL will start recruiting in Q2 insured patients which are eligible for the service.
“In the past we communicated a strategic shift in the German market from contracts for
hundreds of patients for a relatively short period of time, to larger, long-term agreements for
thousands of patients. We are very happy to announce the signing of this major agreement
and expect it to be a first in a series of additional large scale contracts with significant German
health insurers”, said Erez Alroy, Co-CEO of SHL Telemedicine.
About SHL Telemedicine
SHL Telemedicine Ltd. specializes in developing and marketing advanced personal telemedi-
cine systems as well as providing comprehensive telemedicine solutions including medical call
centers to individuals and to the healthcare community. As a leading provider of remote health
services in cardiology and in other medical areas, SHL maintains business operations in
Europe, mainly in Germany, and at its home market in Israel. In the US, certain SHL
telemedicine products are distributed by Philips Healthcare. SHL is listed on the SIX Swiss
Exchange (SHLTN, ISIN: IL0010855885, Security No.: 1128957). More information available
at: www.shl-telemedicine.com.
Contacts
• Erez Alroy, Co-CEO, Phone: +972 3561 22 12, [email protected]
• Assistant: Pauline Shavit, Phone: +972 3561 22 12, [email protected]
• Martin Meier-Pfister, IRF Communications, Phone: +41 43 244 81 40, [email protected]
Some of the information contained in this press release contains forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially
from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. SHL Telemedicine
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
