GE Medical Systems Wins Five-Year Contract With Aurora Health Care to Be a Preferred Provider of Patient Monitoring and Cardiology Systems.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001 GE Medical Systems Information Technologies has signed a five-year contract with Aurora Health Care Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system located in eastern Wisconsin and headquartered in Milwaukee. The system has 13 hospitals, over 100 clinics, and more than 140 community pharmacies. to provide patient monitoring and cardiology cardiology Medical specialty dealing with heart diseases and disorders. It began with the 1749 publication by Jean Baptiste de Sénac of contemporary knowledge of the heart. Diagnostic methods improved in the 19th century, and in 1905 the electrocardiograph was invented. systems to the 13 hospitals in the Aurora Health Care system in eastern Wisconsin. Aurora Health Care is a community-owned health care provider with care sites in 65 Wisconsin communities, and a nationally recognized leader in efforts to improve the quality of health care. The new agreement extends to hospitals throughout Aurora's eastern Wisconsin area network, including: Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha; Aurora Medical Center in Manitowoc County; West Allis West Allis, city (1990 pop. 63,221), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., a residential and industrial suburb of Milwaukee; inc. 1902. Mobile equipment, electronic products, generators, and heavy machinery are among its manufactures. Memorial Hospital; St. Luke's St. Luke's or St Luke's can refer to:
n. A hospital for the care and treatment of patients affected with acute or chronic mental illness. Also called mental hospital. ; Memorial Hospital of Burlington; Valley View Medical Center; Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center; Lakeland Medical Center; and Hartford Memorial Hospital. Under the terms of the agreement, GE Medical Systems Information Technologies will be a preferred provider of hospital-wide patient monitoring and cardiology solutions including the Solar, Eagle, and DASH family of patient monitors; Catalyst and Catalyst MUSE Cardiology Information Systems; Corometrics perinatal perinatal /peri·na·tal/ (-na´t'l) relating to the period shortly before and after birth; from the twentieth to twenty-ninth week of gestation to one to four weeks after birth. per·i·na·tal adj. and neonatal monitoring systems and more. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Patrick Trim, Aurora's Director of Capital Equipment Services, "This agreement will enable us to continue our strategic effort to standardize stan·dard·ize v. 1. To cause to conform to a standard. 2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard. our monitoring equipment throughout the Aurora system." "Our number-one priority is to provide leading health care organizations such as Aurora with high-quality medical systems that will help their health care providers improve speed, efficiency, and patient outcomes," said Jim Davis, Vice President, Americas Sales and Marketing for GE Medical Systems Information Technologies. About GE Medical Systems Information Technologies GE Medical Systems Information Technologies is a global leader in providing solutions for the reliable and efficient acquisition, analysis and management of patient data in healthcare facilities around the world. The company's offerings include cardiology, patient monitoring, image management, clinical information systems and performance management services. Information Technologies is a GE Medical Systems Company with global headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis. GE Medical Systems is a $7 billion global leader in medical technology and services. Additional information about GE Medical Systems and Information Technologies can be found on the company's Web site at www.gemedicalsystems.com. |
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