Today, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and the Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) Foundation announced an expansion of PCIA's LifePage Program, a service developed to provide patients and doctors with a wireless communication connection. LifePage was established in 1982 to provide free pagers and service to patients awaiting vital organ transplants, and to provide these individuals with so that they would have the freedom to lead productive and active lives. The expansion of the LifePage program will put Motorola Talkabout T900 two-way messaging devices into the hands of patients awaiting transplants, enabling them to receive notification of available organs, reply to these notifications, if necessary, and exchange text messages with any e-mail address.
Communication technology has the power to help improve people's lives, and we are pleased to bring Motorola's two-way messaging devices to PCIA's LifePage program to provide peace of mind to patients awaiting organ donationstransplants, said Miguel Pellon, vice president and general manager of the Wireless Messaging Division, Motorola. The LifePage program has been an overwhelming success for almost 20 years. We believe that the two-way messaging devices will greatly enhance the program by providing patients and their families added freedom and mobility.
The expanded LifePage program will benefit both patients and hospitals, as the two parties are able to communicate efficiently and effectively through text messages. Kidney and liver transplant patients and coordinators from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are participating in the pilot program using the two-way messaging devices. Motorola is donating the two-way messaging devices and Arch Wireless, Metrocall, Skytel and WebLink Wireless are donating the service. The original LifePage program, which will continue along with the new two-way messaging component, required that patients immediately locate a phone to respond to a numeric or word message page. Now, by using the Motorola Talkabout T900 devices, patients and hospitals will be able to quickly and easily exchange text messages regarding the details of the potential organ transplant.
For those awaiting organ transplants, every second counts, especially the time between finding a viable organ and the actual operation, said XXXXX, XXXX from the PCIA, LifePage FoundationAnne Riser, director of the PCIA Foundation. The Motorola Talkabout T900 provides patients and doctors with a fast and easy way to communicate regardless of phone access, making this wireless device an ideal communication tool for the LifePage program.
In addition to the expansion of the LifePage program to include two-way messaging devices, Motorola and PCIA have developed a new LifePage Partner program way for the public to support the organ donation process by sponsoring a Motorola Talkabout T900 2-Way messaging device for only $100 99 per year. To learn more about how to become a LifePage Partner, For additional information on how to become a LifePage sponsor, please visit www.xxxxpcia.com.
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