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SoloHealth Station Surpasses the 30-Million Mark
for Total Consumer Engagements
Company Pacing 10M Users Per Quarter & 40M Per Year
ATLANTA, GA. — Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 —
SoloHealth
®
, a consumer-driven healthcare technology
company, announced today that its SoloHealth Statio
n
®
consumer health and wellness kiosk has surpassed
the 30-million mark for consumer engagements, avera
ging more than 130,000 users per day. The company
says it's pacing 10 million users per quarter and p
rojecting 40M annually. Texas, Florida, California
, Georgia
and North Carolina are leading all states in consum
er engagement and usage rates.
SoloHealth Stations are currently located in more t
han 3,200 retail locations, including select Walmar
t,
Safeway, Sam's Club and Schnuck's Markets. The Sol
oHealth Station's nationwide network gives consumer
s,
health plan providers, and employers a unique, self
-service technology to better manage and maximize
healthcare and wellness.
"We are thrilled to offer millions of Americans a
healthcare access platform that delivers free healt
h and
wellness services, tools and information in conveni
ent retail locations nationwide," said Bart Foster,
CEO &
Founder of SoloHealth. "We are now within driving
distance of 79% of the U.S. population, which shows
the
scale and reach of the Station across the nation. A
s we grow, we are exploring many new ways we can
leverage our versatile platform to continue to help
better our nation's health and healthcare system,
especially as the country prepares for the Affordab
le Care Act (ACA) rollout."
SoloHealth Data & Consumer Engagement Stats:
30MM+
-- Consumer interactions have surpassed 30 million;
continues to grow.
130,000
-- Approximate number of users per day nationwide.
4.5 mins.
-- Average number of minutes each consumer spends pe
r session with the kiosk.
3,200
-- Current number of SoloHealth Stations in market.
6.3M --
Projected yearly consumer engagements for Texas
4.2M --
Projected yearly consumer engagements for Florida
4.1M --
Projected yearly consumer engagements for Californ
ia
2.4M
-- Projected yearly consumer engagements for Georgi
a
2.1M
-- Projected yearly consumer engagements for North
Carolina
*Consumer "engagements" constitutes a consumer taki
ng at least one test per session.
The SoloHealth Station is a healthcare access platf
orm for consumers providing screenings for vision,
blood
pressure, weight, and body mass index, a symptom ch
ecker as well as an overall health risk assessment
free
of charge. The Station also connects consumers to
local professionals through their databases, helpin
g
people enter the most appropriate and accurate poin
t in the health care system. Additionally, the St
ation
can serve as a valuable resource to provide health
and wellness information and services, offering a
convenient, user-friendly platform to make health i
nformation and data easy to access, inform, store a
nd
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 and offering integration across a multi-p
latform
ecosystem complete with digital signage, Internet a
nd mobile. The SoloHealth Station is backed by
technology that allows for flexibility to make chan
ges remotely and quickly so the company can continu
e to
expand the services offered to consumers and advert
ising partners.
ABOUT SOLOHEALTH:
Based in Atlanta, Ga., SoloHealth® is a leader in
self-service consumer healthcare,
utilizing patented technology to deploy interactive
health screening kiosks to empower consumers about
their health through awareness, education and conve
nience. The company's award-winning first offering
was the EyeSite Vision kiosk. In summer 2010, the
company received a $1.2 M grant from the National
Institute of Health (NIH), a division of the U.S. D
epartment of Health and Human Services, to help ena
ble
innovation for self-service healthcare and preventi
on. In 2011, SoloHealth announced its next-generat
ion
kiosk, the SoloHealth Station, offering vision, blo
od pressure, weight, symptoms checking, body mass i
ndex,
overall health assessment; and access to a database
of local doctors. The company's bilingual kiosks p
rovide
free health screenings and recommendations for foll
ow-up care, which leads to prevention and lower hea
lth
care costs. Strategic investors and partners inclu
de Coinstar/Redbox (CSTR), Walter Huff (founder of
HBOC), WellPoint and Dell. For more information, vi
sit www.solohealth.com or @SoloHealth.
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SoloHealth Contact
Amy Sorrells: amy.sorrells@solohealth.com; 404-550-
4885
