Date: Mar 26, 2013 Source: (
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SoloHealth Inks Partnership with Safeway to Rollout
the SoloHealth Station in Stores Nationwide
Free Healthcare Access Platform Empowers Consumers
to Take Charge of Their Health with
Interactive Health Screenings, Assessments, Inform
ation & More
ATLANTA, GA.— March 26, 2013—
SoloHealth®, a consumer-driven healthcare technolo
gy company, and
Safeway, Inc., one of the largest food and drug ret
ailers in North America, announced today they have
signed
a multiyear deal to rollout the SoloHealth Station®
kiosk to almost 700 Safeway stores nationwide. S
tarting
this April, the SoloHealth Stations will begin bein
g installed in stores, giving Safeway's customers a
ccess to
free health screenings, personalized assessments an
d valuable health information. The new service
compliments Safeway's already comprehensive health
and wellness services it offers customers.
"Safeway shares our commitment of empowering consum
ers to take charge of their health," said Stephen
Kendig, CCO & EVP of SoloHealth. "We believe that
access, awareness and education are keys to a healt
hy
lifestyle, and we're bringing comprehensive health
and wellness services directly to Safeway's custome
rs.
We look forward to working closely with Safeway to
ensure we are always offering the most valuable too
ls
that can lead to healthier and happier lifestyles f
or their growing customer base."
To date, more than 10 million consumers have intera
cted with the SoloHealth Station and averaging more
than 4.5 minutes per session. The Stations are cur
rently located in almost 2,500 retail locations nat
ionwide,
expanding to more than 4,000 by 2014.
A free bilingual service, the SoloHealth Station is
a healthcare access platform for consumers providi
ng
screenings for vision, blood pressure, weight, and
body mass index, a symptom checker as well as an ov
erall
health assessment free of charge. Additionally, th
e Station serves as a valuable resource to provide
health
and wellness information and services, offering a c
onvenient, user-friendly platform to make health
information and data easy to access, inform, store
and share.
The Station offers highly personalized, targeted an
d interactive opportunities for consumers, advertis
ers and
retailers by placing kiosks in high-traffic retail
locations. The SoloHealth Station is backed by tech
nology that
allows for flexibility to make changes remotely and
quickly so the company can continue to expand the
services offered to consumers and advertising partn
ers.
ABOUT SOLOHEALTH:
Based in Atlanta, Ga., SoloHealth® is a leading c
onsumer-driven healthcare
technology company, providing a health and wellness
access point through its FDA- approved health
SoloHealth Station screening kiosks located in reta
il locations nationwide. The Company's philosophy i
s to
empower consumers about their health through awaren
ess, education and convenient self-service
technology. Strategic investors and partners incl
ude Coinstar/Redbox (CSTR), Walter Huff (founder of
HBOC), WellPoint and Dell. Additionally, the compa
ny received a sizeable grant from the National Inst
itute
of Health (NIH), a division of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services. Visit www.solohealth.
com
or @SoloHealth.
ABOUT SAFEWAY www.Safeway.com:
Safeway Inc. is a Fortune 100 company and one of th
e largest food
and drug retailers in North America, based on sales
. The company operates 1,644 stores in the United S
tates
and western Canada and had annual sales of $43.6 bi
llion in 2011.
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SoloHealth Contact
Amy Sorrells: amy.sorrells@solohealth.com; 404-550-
4885
