Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, announced today that the company delivered its one millionth Vocera Badge to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York. The hands-free Vocera® B3000n Badge is a wearable, voice-controlled communication device used by care teams around the world to simplify clinical workflows, reduce response times, and improve patient care, safety and experience.

With more than 1,000 attending physicians and more than 2,800 nurses, MSK understands the importance of effective clinical communication. The 473-bed hospital has been delivering exceptional patient care, conducting innovative research, and delivering outstanding educational programs for more than 130 years.

"We strive to use innovative technologies to support our patients, their families, and our staff,” said Blanca Vasquez-Clarfield, Nurse Leader at MSK. “We are proud to receive the one millionth badge and be part of this important milestone for Vocera.”

MSK has been a Vocera customer for nearly 10 years, using the company’s mobile solutions for hands-free communication and secure text messaging.

"We are honored to celebrate this landmark occasion with Memorial Sloan Kettering and all the care team members who are improving the lives of the patients they serve,” said Brent Lang, president and CEO of Vocera. “It’s amazing to think about 1 million Vocera Badges helping people connect in mission-critical environments around the world. I’m very proud of this milestone and this unique communication device that has become an important tool for so many people doing great work.”

The delivery of the one millionth Vocera Badge is one of two recent milestones for the company. On Feb. 16, 2018, Vocera will celebrate its 18th anniversary.

About Vocera

The mission of Vocera Communications, Inc. is to simplify and improve the lives of healthcare professionals and patients, while enabling hospitals to enhance quality of care and operational efficiency. In 2000, when the company was founded, we began to forever change the way care teams communicate. Today, Vocera continues to offer the leading platform for clinical communication and workflow. More than 1,400 hospitals and health systems around the world have selected our solutions for care teams to text securely using smartphones or make calls with our hands-free, wearable Vocera Badge. Interoperability between Vocera and more than 120 clinical systems helps reduce alarm fatigue, speed up staff response times, and improve patient care, safety and experience. In addition to healthcare, Vocera is at home in luxury hotels, aged care facilities, nuclear facilities, libraries, retail stores and more. Vocera makes a difference in any industry where workers are on the move and need to connect instantly with team members and access resources or information quickly. In 2017, Vocera made the list of Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America. Learn more at www.vocera.com, and follow @VoceraComm on Twitter.

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