SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwire - January 24, 2012) - C7 Data Centers today announced it has been selected to provide data center services to Loma Linda University Medical Center. This multi-year service contract was awarded following an extensive national evaluation and selection process provided by DataCenterAndColocation, a colocation consulting company, involving multiple data center service providers.

World-renowned Loma Linda University Medical Center is home to some of the nation's largest clinical programs, providing Whole Person Care for more than 33,000 inpatients and for .75 million outpatients annually. LLUMC was recently listed as a leader in ten adult specialty services by U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals Rankings.

"LLUMC requires a redundant, reliable and scalable data center infrastructure to handle a myriad of IT implementations," said Mark Zirkelbach, CIO, Loma Linda University Medical Center. "C7's data center expertise helps us leverage power, cooling, bandwidth and space securely and economically."

"Loma Linda University Medical Center chose C7 based on multiple factors and the responses from a comprehensive RFP," said John Giaquinta, President of DataCenterAndColocation.

Wes Swenson, C7 Data Centers' President and CEO, stated, "C7's SSAE 16 Tier III data center facilities are built to meet the information management needs of its customers in the health care field. C7 is pleased to provide premium data center services to a progressive and respected organization like Loma Linda University Medical Center."