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May 3, 2011

MedAssets Recognizes Individual and Veteran for Humanitarian and Heroic Efforts

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MedAssets Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS), a leading provider of health information technology and services that support sustained financial improvement, today announced the winners of the 2010 Norman Borlaug Humanitarian Award and the 2010 George Herbert Walker (H.W.) Bush Pacesetter Award. These two individuals were honored for achievements consistent with MedAssets culture and core values and reflecting the vital healthcare missions of its customers. The awards were given during the 2010 MedAssets Healthcare Business Summit held April 25-29.

The award winners are:

  • Maggie Doyne—2010 Norman Borlaug Humanitarian Award. The 23-year-old founder and principle of the Kopila Valley Home and the Kopila Valley Primary School located in Nepal, also created the BlinkNow Foundation to help inspire the world's youth to end poverty.
  • Louis Zamperini—2010 George H.W. Bush Pacesetter Award. The 94-year-old World War II (WW II) prisoner of war (POW) survivor and 1936 Olympian was recognized for his heroic efforts in Japan during his captivity and after his release, returning to the country in 1950 as a missionary. The George H.W. Bush Pacesetter Award is being introduced this year to honor our Nation's veterans who have embraced the opportunity to serve others inside and outside the United States Armed Forces uniform.

"Both Maggie and Louis have shown tremendous selflessness, dedication, honor and bravery, and it is our hope this recognition will raise awareness of their important contributions," said John Bardis, Chairman, President and CEO, MedAssets. "From donating babysitting money to paying back a kindness tenfold through missionary work, their giving is inspiring. We are pleased to take this occasion to step away from business and reflect on our own commitment to humanitarian efforts based on a belief that as an organization we have a responsibility for charitable giving."

Maggie's Story: The BlinkNow Foundation

Maggie's journey began when she was 19 years old, during what was supposed to be a gap year before beginning college. After traveling around Asia and India, Maggie found her way to war-torn Nepal, where child labor was a way of life. Shocked by what she was witnessing, Maggie asked her parents to wire all $5,000 of her babysitting money to open an orphanage and a school. The Kopila Valley Home opened its doors in spring 2008 and now houses 35 orphaned children. In the spring of 2010, Maggie also opened the Kopila Valley Primary School, where she is now principle to more than 230 students. To help inspire the world's youth to end poverty, Maggie created the BlinkNow Foundation. For more information about BlinkNow, and to donate to the cause, visit www.blinknow.org.

Louis's Story: An "Unbroken" Tale

Nicknamed "Lucky", Louis Zamperini survived WW II as a POW, tied the world record for the 5000 meter run in the 1936 Olympics, met Adolf Hitler and held 112 professions in his 94 years of life. After the Olympics, Louis was deployed to the Pacific with the U.S. Air Corps as a bombardier. His plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean—he and two other crew members were stranded at sea for 47 days. One of the survivors perished after 33 days. Eventually making landfall on the Japanese-controlled Marshall Islands, Louis and his crew member became prisoners of war for 25 months enduring physical and psychological torture. Upon his freedom when the war ended, he was honored with several medals, including the Purple Heart and was promoted to Captain. In 1950, he returned to Japan as a missionary, forgave his captors and pleaded for their clemency through a deposition to General MacArthur. He founded the Victory Boys Camp for Wayward Youth in order to teach troubled kids skills that could help them succeed in life. Louis has written two memoirs, both titled Devil at My Heels and was chronicled in the biography by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, a New York Times bestseller. Louis continues to travel the world and share his inspirational story, including speaking to U.S. Marines before they deploy overseas. For more information on Louis' story, visit www.louiezamperini.com.

MedAssets currently supports the following charities on a company-wide basis:

In addition to local efforts, MedAssets actively supports our troops overseas by sending 100 care packages each month to soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

About MedAssets

MedAssets (NASDAQ: MDAS) partners with healthcare providers to improve their financial strength by implementing spend and clinical resource management and revenue cycle management solutions that help control cost, improve margins and cash flow, increase regulatory compliance, and optimize operational efficiency. MedAssets serves more than 180 health systems, 4,000 hospitals and 90,000 non-acute healthcare providers. For more information, go to www.medassets.com.

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