Agfa Medical to meet cine film needs for Health Services Corporation of America member hospitals.RIDGEFIELD Ridgefield. 1 Residential town (1990 pop. 20,919), Fairfield co., SE Conn.; inc. 1709. Industries include nurseries, pharmaceuticals, and electronic research. The battle of Ridgefield (Apr. 27, 1777) was fought there in an effort to stop William Tryon's Tories from retreating after a raid on Danbury. The town has many colonial homes and is noted for its quiet 18th-century charm. 2 Residential borough (1990 pop. 9,996), Bergen co., NE N. PARK, N.J.--(BW HealthWire)--March 17, 1997--Agfa Medical has been contracted to supply the cine film, chemistry, and related needs of the Health Services Corp. of America (HSCA HSCA - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics HSCA - Hawaii State Chiropractic Association HSCA - Hazardous Substances Control Act HSCA - House Select Committee on Assassinations) on a sole source basis for the next three years. Cine film is a crucial element in cardiac cath lab imaging. One of the reasons HSCA chose Agfa as its cine supplier is that Agfa offers quality products at a substantial cost savings to HSCA member hospitals. Another reason is that Agfa is considered the medical industry leader in an area expected to have great impact on the cardiac cath lab -- the transition from film-based imaging to digital imaging. According to Mark Miriani, vice president for HSCA's Materials Management Division, "This new agreement with Agfa will help our members reduce their costs for cine film, while bridging the way to the digital technologies of the future." Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau (jĭrär`dō, jērərdō`), city (1990 pop. 61,633), Cape Girardeau co., SE Mo., overlooking the Mississippi River; founded 1793, inc. as a city 1843. It is a transportation, trade, and distribution center with factories that manufacture a variety of products., Mo., HSCA is a Group Purchasing Organization with a membership that has grown to over 2,400 health care facilities nationwide, including nearly 1,000 acute-care hospitals. These members have a total purchasing volume of over $2.1 billion annually. As an industry pioneer in the use of electronics for health care purchasing, HSCA originated the first health care electronic pricing catalog, CDQuick(TM), in 1992. Agfa is part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, a leading worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual sales of $4.5 billion. Agfa-Gevaert manufactures and markets products and systems for the electronic and photographic prepress, medical and technical diagnostic, and amateur and professional photographic markets. Headquartered in Europe, Agfa-Gevaert is wholly-owned by Bayer AG. In the United States, Agfa operates as a division of Bayer Corp., with headquarters in Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods.. Bayer, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a research-based company with major businesses in chemicals, health care and imaging technologies. Bayer Corp. employs 23,500 people and had sales of $8 billion in 1995. CONTACT: Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation Jim Prelaske Phone: 847/635-7878 Fax: 847/635-8663 or Health Services Corporation of America Burl L. Reynolds Phone: 573/334-7711 Fax: 573/334-9422 |
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