Kungälv Hospital in Sweden will be digitizing its radiology operations and has chosen the IT and medical technology company Sectra as its provider. The contract encompasses Sectra’s total solution for handling and archiving of radiology images (PACS) and administration of patient information (RIS).
With Kungälv’s order, which is an extension of Sectra’s existing framework agreement with the region of Västra Götaland, all of the region’s radiology departments will be using digital systems. Digitization provides major benefits in the exchange of information between hospitals, which can thereby expand cooperation and service with referring units. At Kungälv Hospital, Sectra RIS is already in use and the new system will be installed during 2005.
“Sectra has extensive experience in developing and installing PACS and we feel secure with their expertise,” says the radiology department’s manager Göran Hellström. “Exercising the option in the Västra Götaland region’s contract has rationalized the procurement process significantly and our new system will benefit long-term regional cooperation,” he adds.
Implementation of a total solution for digital handling of radiology images with tight integration between RIS and PACS, helps optimize the workflow within, to and from the radiology department. This contributes to more efficient and improved patient care.
“Our goal is, and always has been, to have close and long-term cooperation with our customers. We see Kungälv’s order as an acknowledgement that we can offer products that make it easier for our customers to continue to develop and improve their radiology operations,” says Gösta Tidell, sales manager at Sectra Skandinavien AB.
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Sectra, the recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Medical Imaging Company of the Year Award, is one of today's major diagnostic imaging providers with more than 600 installations worldwide. Sectra’s core business is delivering top-of-the-line, high-availability, robust enterprise diagnostic imaging for 24/7 operation. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. Internationally, Sectra PACS
™ is marketed and sold through various partners. The company has a large number of systems installed in most major countries in Europe, the Far East and North America.
Sectra has its roots at the Linköping Institute of Technology and is one of Sweden’s fastest growing high-tech IT companies. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of advanced products in expansive niche segments. Today, Sectra’s operations include products in medical systems and secure communication systems.
Operations are conducted in eight countries and the company has approximately 350 employees. Sales for the fiscal year 2003/2004 totaled SEK 495 million. Since March 1999, Sectra’s shares have been quoted on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
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