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Language Access Network Announces New Contract With Mercy Hospital Miami

Posted on: Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 12:00 CDT

Language Access Network, LLC (PINKSHEETS: LANW) today announced a new service contract with Mercy Hospital, Inc. of Miami, Florida to provide live video interpretation services in the hospital's Emergency Department and in inpatient facilities. The service, projected to begin October 15th, will allow Mercy Hospital's medical professionals to connect to live interpreters in over 150 languages including American Sign Language (ASL) 24 hours a day.

"Through Language Access Network's interpretation service, our medical staff will be able to treat limited English proficient patients in a faster, culturally sensitive and cost effective manner," said Francis Richardson, RN, MHSA, Vice President of Acute Inpatient Services.

"Our team of medical interpreters will help Mercy Hospital meet the needs of a growing limited English proficient and Deaf and hard-of-hearing population in Florida," stated Michael Guirlinger, CEO/COO of Language Access Network. "Serving Mercy Hospital is a major step for our company in entering the southern United States market. Our goal in the next 30 days is to meet with hospitals in Naples, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Jacksonville, and Ft. Myers."

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Florida has the fourth largest limited English proficient population with over 1.5 million people who speak English less than very well. According to a recent New York Times article at least 25 percent of the population is foreign born as a percentage of the total population and Florida continues to be among the states with the largest change in foreign born population in the U.S.

Mercy Hospital is a 483-bed acute care hospital, staffed by over 900 physicians representing 28 medical specialties. Mercy Hospital, a recipient of the prestigious Magnet(TM) award for nursing excellence is Miami-Dade's only Catholic Hospital. In 2005 Mercy Hospital treated 138,218 patients. Established in 1950, Mercy Hospital is a member of Catholic Health East which has 33 acute care hospitals, four long term acute care hospitals, and 41 freestanding and hospital based long term care facilities. Catholic Health East is in 11 eastern states from Maine to Florida. More information is available at www.mercymiami.org

Language Access Network Inc. (PINKSHEETS: LANW), based in Nevada, is a pioneer in video language interpretation services with operations in Columbus, Ohio. A publicly traded company, Language Access Network provides pharmacies and medical facilities with professionally trained interpreters 24 hours a day, seven days a week through our centralized video language center, interpreting more than 150 different languages including American Sign Language (ASL) via real-time, interactive video technology. More information is available at www.languageaccessnetwork.com

Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. "Forward-looking statements" describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as "may,""future,""plan" or "planned,""will" or "should,""expected,""anticipates,""draft,""eventually" or "projected." You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, and other risks identified in a company's annual report on Form 10-K or 10-KSB and other filings made by such company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 Contact Edward Panos Investor Relations (614) 355-0903 epanos@languageaccessnetwork.com

SOURCE: Language Access Network

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