Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Pacific Northwest VA hospital selects Carestream for enterprise PACS

PARCA eNews – Jan. 8, 2019 – Veterans Affairs hospitals in the Pacific Northwest region, which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and parts of Montana announced Jan. 8, 2019 that it had selected Carestream to install its Clinical Collaboration Platform throughout the system’s 20 facilities.

Veterans Affairs representatives evaluated multiple PACS suppliers based on their understanding of customer needs, technical specifications, functionality, project governance, implementation plan and timeline, as well as pricing. 



Carestream demonstrated compelling advantages for its Vue PACS which include advanced features, efficiency, cost savings and system scalability.

There are more than 1 million veterans living in the Pacific Northwest region, an area that represents approximately 23 percent of the U.S. This health network includes inpatient beds for acute medical/surgical, mental health, nursing home and rehabilitative care. 


This network of healthcare facilities is comprised of eight parent facilities that include two tertiary care hospitals and three other acute care inpatient facilities, 51 additional outpatient clinics, and three Mobile Medical Units. Other services include community living centers and counseling centers. For more information please visit www.visn20.med.va.gov.

Source: BusinessWire: Carestream press release


No comments:

Post a Comment

Followers