The company announced that the systems sold include the company’s leading Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) called IMPAX, and its associated Radiology Information System (RIS) and Nuclear Information System (NIS), IMPAX Cardiovascular, IMPAX Data Center, which manages diagnostic image access and distribution across the enterprise, and ORBIS, Agfa HealthCare’s Hospital and Clinical Information System (HIS/CIS). New customers include a wide range of healthcare providers, from large multi-site facilities and regional care providers, to medium sized facilities and imaging centers. In North America nearly 40 new agreements were sealed, including deals with both the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital in Ontario and the Province of Alberta in Canada. In the United States, the company’s IMPAX solutions are being installed at eight Department of Veteran Affairs hospitals, as well as the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, a non-profit 1300 bed academic medical center which employs 2000 physicians and scientists and receives 4.2 million patient visits per year. Multiple agreements for the company’s Cardiology solutions were also signed at around ten hospital sites across the United States. In Asia-Pacific, Agfa HealthCare has signed no less than nine new agreements for the installation of its IMPAX and associated solutions. Leading sites include the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) and its branches, a 2500 bed facility employing nearly 6000 staff members serving some 2.2 million outpatients per year. In Hong Kong, Agfa HealthCare has signed agreements with four leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon Hospital, United Christian Hospital and Tseung Kwan O Hospital.
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, announced that it has signed over 150 agreements for its leading healthcare IT solutions during the first 8 months of the year.
