Medi-Smart.Com Forms Alliance With Ultimate Nurse Network

Partnership will 'virtually' join seven healthcare sites

(PRWEB) January 19, 2004 --Furthering its mission to enhance peer to peer communications and empower nurses with knowledge, Medi-Smart.com, (http://medi-smart.com), a leading nursing education, resource, and community site, today announced its strategic partnership with The Ultimate Nurse Network, (www.ultimatenurse.com).

The Ultimate Nurse Network, (based in Enid, OK), now brings together seven independently owned and operated nursing related websites: www.ultimatenurse.com, www.medi-smart.com, www.nurse-recruiter.com, www.nurseslounge.com, www.nurseserver.com, www.5starhospitals.com, and www.travelnursetimes.com. These sites are all virtually" connected via one backend user database which maintains each sites message forum and live chat program.

This virtual" connection allows nurses to connect with one another in real time without leaving the website they initially visited. The Network also boasts a review section that allows nurses to browse and input ratings and reviews of goods, services and employment opportunities relevant to their industry such as healthcare facility, healthcare staffing company, clothing, and medical equipment reviews.

"The partnership with the Ultimate Nurse Network will be a great service to Medi-Smart's 70,000 monthly site users", said Sara Ellis R.N., Medi-Smart.com Site Producer. "It will allow our users to interact in discussion forums as well as live chats with nurses, other healthcare professionals, recruiters, and potential employers on an unprecedented scale. This innovative technology truly breaks down borders and facilitates information sharing. I'm very excited about enhancing communications in this manner for the members of all seven joined sites."

Medi-Smart.com provides in-depth information for health care professionals. Most of Medi-Smart.com's visitors are nurses who utilize     the site as an educational destination as well as a community where they can exchange ideas with others in their field. With the addition of the Ultimate Nurse Network alliance, they will now have the ability to interact in lively discussions and share information in real time with forum users from all sites within the network.

"Our goal is to provide exceptional quality, value, and service to our users," said Bud Ellis, CEO of Medi-Smart Corp. "We are        delighted to be able to offer our users immediate access to thousands of their peers through this partnership with Ultimate Nurse Network."

"As a portal, our job is to help nurses and others in the healthcare industry find everything they need quickly and efficiently to help increase their knowledge and improve patient care", said Sara Ellis R.N., Site Producer of Medi-Smart.com. "By offering immediate access to their peers across the world through this alliance with the Ultimate Nurse Network, we are expanding our service to include a means for industry professionals to better manage their career. Medi-Smart is committed to assisting and providing the nursing and healthcare industries with the leading, most innovative medical information available in today's healthcare environment. The signing of this alliances will help ensure this success."

About Medi-Smart.com

Based in Surprise, AZ, Medi-Smart.com (www.medi-smart.com) is a leading Internet destination and online community for nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals. Offering a wide choice of continuing education courses in Nursing, Medicine, Psychology, Nephrology and other fields, extensive articles and resources for professionals, peer-peer virtual community, quality medical supplies, scrubs, interactive critical care training, on-line health information, and much more, Medi-Smart.com is truly a comprehensive online resource destination for healthcare professionals and consumers.
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Contact:

CONTACT: For Medi-Smart.com
Bud R. Ellis, CEO
support@medi-smart.com

CONTACT: For Ultimate Nurse Network
Aaron Cooper, CEO
Aaron@ultimatenurse.com