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First three quarters of 2009 sees successful expansion of Agfa HealthCare ’s leading PACS solution on a global scale

Agfa HealthCare , a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, announces that it has acquired over 50 new agreements for its leading PACS , IMPAX, since January 2009. IMPAX is Agfa HealthCare’s web-deployable image and information management solution, designed to help streamline enterprise workflow and deliver increased efficiency and productivity to hospital and care facilities.

New IMPAX agreements in 2009 included local, regional and university care centers. Some leading institutions include the Rostov Medical University in Russia, the Santa Catarina de Rio de Janeiro facility in Brazil, ZNA (Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen - Hospital Network Antwerp) in Belgium, Cleveland Clinic in the United States, the agreement with the U.S. Air Force (IMPAX Data Center), the University Hospitals of Bonn and Cologne, University Hospitals of Alexandrowska, Sveta Anna and Stara Zagora and the Hospital of Blagoevgrad in Bulgaria, King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes in the United Kingdom and the Clinique de Genolier in Switzerland.

"It is clear that Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX solutions, from departmental to region-wide systems, are poised for further growth. This company has, over the past twenty years, built its reputation on its leading PACS solutions and, as we continue to innovate, we will ensure that we maintain that position in the market, to the benefit of both our long term and new customers," states Dr. Volker Wetekam, Vice President IT Division, Agfa HealthCare. "To date, Agfa HealthCare is on its sixth generation PACS, an achievement in its own right, and we will continue to develop current and future generations based on industry leading standards, supporting our customers in their healthcare transformation, today and tomorrow."

Source: Agfa HealthCare

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