Monday, January 29, 2007

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 29 -- Vimo.com, the Internet's leading comparison-shopping site for healthcare, joins Americans in their battle against cardiovascular disease with a focused campaign during February, American Heart Month. During the entire month of February, consumers can visit http://www.vimo.com/heart to quickly find the most affordable and experienced hospital in their area for dozens of common heart procedures, including angioplasty, pacemaker placement and even transplants. Access to this and all of Vimo's databases are free.

In addition, in recognition of American Heart Month, Vimo will donate $1 to the American Heart Association for every new doctor review posted by a patient. Patients can rate their doctor now and generate the donation by filling out a short form at http://www.vimo.com/aha/ .

Chini Krishnan, founder and CEO of Vimo, says "Lots of people have insurance that requires them to pay a significant portion of their hospital expenses. So it really pays to shop around for heart procedures. Two hospitals in the same city can differ on price by tens of thousands of dollars for the same operation. Vimo's free service can show you which hospital performs the most procedures, and which is the most affordable."

Vimo's free "comparison shopping for surgery" service was the subject of a recent NBC television news story. That video is available at http://www.nbc11.com/news/10838229/detail.html

For American Heart Month, Vimo has collected pricing and frequency data for dozens of common heart procedures together on one page, at http://www.vimo.com/heart. The procedures detailed include:

     * Aortic aneurysm repairs
      * Balloon angioplasties
      * Cardiac arrhythmia treatments
      * Coronary bypass operations
      * Deep vein thrombosis treatments
      * Defibrillator placements
      * Endocarditis procedures
      * Heart attack treatments
      * Heart or heart-lung transplants
      * Hypertension treatments
      * Pacemaker placements
      * Stenting procedures
      * Valve repairs or replacements
      * Vein ligations or stripping
      * Open heart surgeries   ...  and many others.

"The American Heart Association tells us that cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are our nation's No. 1 killer," says Krishnan. "More than 70 million Americans live with some form of heart disease. Vimo is proud to join the fight by providing free, accurate and objective information on the most affordable and experienced sources of cardiac care."

About Vimo

Founded by industry veterans from WebMD and Valicert, Vimo believes consumers deserve more power in the healthcare equation. Vimo makes buying healthcare and insurance easier, cheaper and much more transparent. Insurance brokers interested in partnering with Vimo can visit http://www.vimo.com/brokercenter . Call Vimo at 650-230-0065 or visit http://www.vimo.com/heart

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Erik Espe
650-230-0074
erik@vimo.com