DR Systems Lands Five New Contracts Worth $2.5 Million.SAN DIEGO -- DR Systems, makers of the Unity[TM] RIS/PACS, today announced five new contracts with healthcare facilities, totaling approximately $2.55 million. The five new facilities with which DR has contracts are: * Mid-Columbia Medical Center * Millcreek Community Hospital * Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital at Jeannette * Corvallis Clinic * Windsong Radiology at Hamburg The largest contract was for more than $942,000, with the smallest contract at about $212,000. This range reflects the scalable nature of DR Systems' RIS/PACS. The company's integrated solution provides healthcare institutions with the most comprehensive workflow automation - along with world-class service for enterprise-wide medical imaging and information management. About the Healthcare Facilities * Mid-Columbia Medical Center (The Dalles dalles pl.n. The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley. [French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.] , Ore.) is equipped with the latest technologies for diagnosis and healing and a comprehensive menu of traditional hospital services and programs. It has adopted a far broader definition of health intended to address patients' emotional, spiritual, intellectual and environmental concerns in addition to their physical needs. www.mcmc.net * Millcreek Community Hospital (Erie, Penn.) was founded as Erie Osteopathic os·te·op·a·thy n. A system of medicine based on the theory that disturbances in the musculoskeletal system affect other bodily parts, causing many disorders that can be corrected by various manipulative techniques in conjunction with conventional Hospital in 1950. The holistic philosophy of osteopathy osteopathy (ŏstēŏp`əthē), practice of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles. This school of medicine, founded by A. T. continues to inform the hospital's approach to patient care today. The hospital changed its name to Millcreek Community Hospital in 1981, reflecting a closer identity with Millcreek Township, where it moved in 1958. The hospital has 83 certified beds. www.millcreekcommunityhospital.com * Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital at Jeannette (Jeannette, Penn.) is a 102-licensed-bed acute care facility. An extension of Excela Health's Westmoreland Hospital, the Jeannette campus is the newest partner in providing healthcare to Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County. The hospital also is the site of Excela Health's inpatient 10-bed Hospice Unit. www.excelahealth.org * Corvallis Clinic (Corvallis, Ore.) was founded in 1947. It is the largest and most comprehensive multi-specialty medical group serving families in Oregon's Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] , Benton and Lincoln counties. www.corvallisclinic.com * Windsong Radiology at Hamburg (Hamburg, N.Y.) serves the western New York
Western New York refers to the westernmost region of New York State. region, providing a full range of diagnostic imaging services, including mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her , ultrasound, bone density, X-ray, CT, MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. , nuclear medicine and western New York's first PET/CT PET/CT Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography scanner for cancer imaging. The group practice is also the American College of Radiology's first Breast Imaging Center of Excellence in western New York. www.windsongradiology.com About DR Systems DR Systems, Inc. is the leading independent provider of medical imaging and information systems for diagnostic imaging centers and hospitals. For more than 15 years, the company has helped more than 500 hospitals and imaging center sites improve the management of patient information, eliminate film costs, and increase workflow speed, while providing better clinical quality and patient care. The DR Systems PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. was ranked by KLAS KLAS Keystone Library Automation System [R] as the leading PACS in the "Top 20: 2007 Best in KLAS Report" published in December 2007. For the second year in a row, DR Systems Unity PACS was ranked higher than all other PACS providers including Carestream, McKesson, GE Medical Systems, Siemens and Agfa. The Unity RIS/PACS integrates numerous tools to improve financial performance and productivity, including: Web-based scheduling, image, report and audio clip distribution; patented, automated hanging protocols for radiologists; and the report format preferences of individual referring physicians. For more information, call 800-794-5955 or visit www.dominator.com. |
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