Patients at St. Charles Hospital Enjoy New Flat Panel Televisions and Expanded Selection of Channels:

(June 7, 2006) Patients at St. Charles Hospital have new ways to occupy their time while recovering – and they don't have to leave their beds.

St. Charles Hospital is leading the charge of hospitals upgrading patient rooms with sleek new, flat panel LCD televisions and offering patients an expanded selection of television stations, video-ondemand patient education titles and popular Hollywood movies – 24 hours a day.

"We want our patients to have easy round-the-clock access to expanded television options and first-run movies, just like they would at home," said James O-Connor, Executive Director, St. Charles Hospital. "With these choices, patients are able to relax and enjoy entertainment choices that they would when at home. In addition, they can access a variety of video-on-demand educational programs that enable them to stay informed and in control of their care."

In April, St. Charles Hospital installed 260 slim healthcare LCD televisions in patient rooms. The TV-s provide a home-like appearance in patient rooms and offer beautiful viewing for patient enjoyment. St. Charles, in conjunction with TeleHealth Services, created an informative welcome video for patients and family members. The 6-minute video runs continually on the hospital marquee channel and includes a video tour of the St. Charles Hospital campus.

"It is vitally important to us to help our patients adjust to being in the hospital," said O-Connor. "We want all our patients to feel welcome and familiar with their surroundings and feel this new initiative will have a positive impact on their recuperation."

St. Charles Hospital is a 289-bed community hospital located in Port Jefferson, NY. The hospital is renowned for its centers of excellence including maternity, orthopedics and rehabilitation. It also offers the only Emergency Department in the area featuring a team of physicians who have all completed their residency training in emergency medicine. St. Charles Hospital treats over 10,000 inpatients a year and more than 175,000 outpatients.

TeleHealth Services is the nation-s leading provider of integrated display solutions for the healthcare market: point-of-care clinical access, bedside internet access, patient and staff video-ondemand education systems, hospital-grade televisions and accessories, education and entertainment content, and design, installation, maintenance and financing services. It is a division of Telerent Leasing Corporation, which has been headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, since its founding in 1957. Telerent itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITOCHU International, Inc., a U.S. company based in New York City.