Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, has been selected by ENEL-MED, a leading private healthcare provider in Poland, to install its IMPAX 6 Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) to serve the needs of its seven facilities and over 360 medical institution customers across over Poland. The agreement also foresees the installation of eight of the companys Computed Radiography (CR) systems and seven DRYSTAR 5302 imagers.
ENEL-MED was first established in 1993 as a dental clinic, after which it transitioned into a service extension provider for general medicine when it opened its first Specialist Outpatient Clinic in Zacisze in 1998. Today ENEL-MED cooperates with over 360 medical institutions all over Poland, providing, amongst others, advanced remote radiology services. At present the organization employs 1200 staff members in its seven medical centers, including over 580 doctors, 150 nurses and 40 receptionists.
The agreement foresees the installation of Agfa HealthCare's sixth generation PACS, which will provide the diagnostic image management and communciation needs of the radiology departments within the facilities, as well as the remote diagnostic needs of multiple facilities across the country. Within the seven clinics, Agfa HealthCare will support the institution's digitization and printing needs by installing seven multi-application compact CR 30-X systems, one CR 85-X multi-user digitizer and seven desktop DRYSTAR 5302 imagers.
"We were looking for a provider of image management solutions that could provide us with a secure and scalable solution to meet our extensive needs for collaboration, as well as deliver reliable CR solutions", states Zbigniew Gniadek, Director of Diagnostic Imaging "Agfa HealthCare's innovative multi-site PACS technology and advanced CR and Imager solutions were chosen because they met these expectations. Additionally, the ability of IMPAX to easily integrate with our chosen Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and Hospital Information System (HIS), and the fact that the solution was available in Polish, were amongst the primary reasons for our choice. ENEL-MED has always positioned itself at the forefront of medical science and the introduction of the new solutions will enable us to re-enforce this position."
Agfa HealthCare's multi-site solutions will enable ENEL-MED to further enhance its diagnostic imaging services across Poland, delivering more efficient Radiology services across the country as well as improving overall study access and report generation times.
"ENEL-MED is Poland's largest and most successful private healthcare provider and the selection of Agfa HealthCare's leading solutions is a clear signal that we can meet the demands of some of the world's most challenging demands", states Gyorgy Hodosi, General Manager Central and Easter Europe for Agfa HealthCare. "We look forward to an exiting and fruitful co-operation with ENEL-MED today and in the future".
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About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare) and specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,283 million Euro in 2007.
About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic image management solutions, and state-of-the-art systems for capturing and processing images in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Agfa HealthCare has over a century of healthcare experience related to diagnostic imaging and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. The HealthCare division has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2007 were 1,392 million Euro, accounting for 43% of total group sales. For more information on Agfa HealthCare, please visit www.agfa.com/healthcare.