Major Integrated Health Delivery Network System Purchases Multiple Hitachi Open MR Systems.Business Editors, Health & Medical Writers TWINSBURG, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2002 Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. (HMSA HMSA Hawaii Medical Service Association HMSA Hypermobility Syndrome Association HMSA Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. HMSA Health Manpower Shortage Area HMSA Hmong Minnesota Student Association HMSA Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 ) announced that Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation (BMHCC BMHCC Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation ) of Memphis, Tennessee For the ancient Egyptian capital, see . Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just below the mouth of the Wolf River. recently purchased three Hitachi Altaire(TM) high-field performance Open MR systems and two Hitachi AIRIS(R)II premium performance Open MR systems. BMHCC now owns and operates ten Hitachi systems within the hospital network that serves the Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas markets. "In market areas where we compete with 1.5 Tesla systems, we purchased Hitachi Altaire systems. We are confident that Altaire's image quality will meet if not exceed the expectations of our physicians and that our patients will enjoy the comforts of being scanned in an Open MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. system", commented Johnny Stanford, System Administrator of Clinical Operations for BMHCC. Stanford continued, "We purchased two AIRIS II systems for hospitals in Covington and Huntington Tennessee to replace mobile MRI systems. We look forward to offering enhanced patient care at these facilities where the AIRIS II will be the only MRI." "Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation's multi-system purchase over the past few years further demonstrates Hitachi's ability to provide MRI systems for the entire marketplace," stated William Valters, Vice President, Sales for HMSA. One of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Baptist Memorial Health Care is an integrated health care integrated health care, n healthcare services combining the best of conventional and complementary health care. delivery system offering a full continuum of care to communities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. Baptist is home to many world-renowned physicians, and the system has received numerous national awards, such as being among U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals America's Best Hospitals Media & health An annual 'report card' on the quality of care received in US hospitals published by US News & World Report, that is either proudly quoted by those who are rated or dismissed by those who are not ." With the intention of caring for people close to their homes, the Baptist network consists of 17 hospitals; more than 2,700 affiliated physicians; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical clinics; a chain of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by the Baptist College of Health Sciences Baptist College of Health Sciences is a private, coeducational, specialized college in Memphis, Tennessee. It offers baccalaureate degrees in the following fields:
Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. markets advanced medical imaging products to meet a variety of healthcare needs, including premium, high performance magnetic resonance imaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. products of Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. HMSA has established a leadership position in Open MR imaging with more than 1,200 systems installed throughout the United States and over 2,300 worldwide. Since the company first popularized the concept of Open MR over a decade ago, it has been the fastest growing segment of MR imaging. Direct Digital Radiography digital radiography Imaging A format for producing x-rays in which film used to produce conventional x-ray images is replaced with more sensitive sensitive electronics; DXRs produce images with1⁄2 has become the accepted standard in the high throughput x-ray sector and, through a relationship with Swissray, HMSA has assumed a market leadership position. In addition, HMSA has teamed-up with CPS Innovations, the market leader in dedicated clinical PET technology. HMSA's first PET system, called Sceptre(TM), features LSO LSO London Symphony Orchestra LSO Lesotho (ISO Country code) LSO Laser Safety Officer LSO Landing Signal Officer LSO Large Send Offload LSO Longwood Symphony Orchestra (Brookline, MA) detectors and the latest in sophisticated corrections and reconstruction algorithms. The parent company of HMSA, Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2001 (ended March 31, 2002) consolidated sales totaled 7,994 billion yen ($60.1 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's web site at http://global.hitachi.com. For more information please contact: Sheldon Schaffer Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. 1959 Summit Commerce Park Twinsburg, Ohio 44087 800.800.3106 or 330.425.1313 Ext. 5447 330.425.1410 Fax info@hitachimed.com www.hitachimed.com Echelle Lane Director of Corporate Communications Baptist Memorial Health Care 901.227.3514 |
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