Press releases
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare named provider of choice for RIS/PACS and CR solutions at King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical and diagnostic imaging solutions announces today that it has been selected by King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes as the provider of choice for its Radiology Information Systems (RIS), Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and Computed Radiography (CR) solutions. Agfa HealthCare’s fully integrated IT solutions will help transform the Hospital’s information workflow, improving efficiency and productivity and delivering high-quality services to staff and patients alike.
December 01, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare wins awards for Healthcare Transformation and Corporate Citizenship
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announced today that it has won two prestigious Canadian Health Informatics Awards at a recent gala event hosted by ITAC Health (formerly the Canadian Healthcare Information Technology Trade Association). Now in its fourth year of celebrating excellence in the Canadian health informatics community, ITAC Health recognizes and honours the contributions of individuals and companies for accomplishments in the efficient use of information technology to improve the delivery of healthcare for all Canadians.
November 30, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare solutions now available through Amerinet
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that Amerinet Inc., a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has signed a new agreement to include Agfa HealthCare to its national portfolio of product and service contracts.
November 29, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare will present Computed Radiography (CR) enhancements at RSNA 2008
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that it will be presenting its complete, comprehensive range of Computed Radiography (CR) solutions at RSNA 2008, which will be held in Chicago from November 30, 2008 through December 4, 2008. From desktop and compact solutions to the groundbreaking DX-S CR system that fills the gap between CR and DR, Agfa HealthCare today is able to offer its customers the right solution for every facility of any size. Each solution has been developed to meet the specific needs of the most challenging clinical and workflow demands and to improve the delivery of patient care.
November 29, 2008
HealthCare
ProHealth Care of Wisconsin obtains ten DX-S™ CR systems from Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that ten DX-S™ CR system units have been obtained by the ProHealth Care facilities in Wisconsin. The DX-S systems will be installed in three of ProHealth Care’s facilities, including Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital and the D. N. Greenwald Center in Mukwonago.
November 24, 2008
HealthCare
Intermountain Healthcare to Integrate Medical Imaging with Agfa HealthCare’s IMPAX® 6.0
(RSNA Booth #4800) Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announced today that Intermountain Healthcare of Salt Lake City, Utah will integrate imaging from all of its hospitals and clinics using IMPAX® 6.0 Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS). An IMPAX customer since 1999, Intermountain renewed its commitment to Agfa HealthCare with a multi-year contract signed in September.
November 22, 2008
Graphics
Canadian Specialty Printer IML Labels Finds Success throughout North America Using Agfa’s :Energy Elite Plates
Agfa Graphics announced today that IML Labels, a specialty label printer in Saint-Eustache, Montreal has found success serving its packaging clients all over North America using an :Avalon LF CtP system and running :Energy Elite plates. IML Labels opened its doors in May of 2007 and has used Agfa equipment and media right from the start. IML president Donald Caron and his staff have stated that they are impressed with Agfa’s commitment to technology and customer service, leading IML to choose the Agfa system.
November 22, 2008
Graphics
Agfa Graphics Shows and Demonstrates New Products at Print World 2008
Agfa Graphics announced today that several new products are making their Canadian debut at Print World, which runs November 22 through November 24 at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada.
November 22, 2008
Graphics
Taylor Printing Reaps the Many Rewards of Going Green with Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics announced today that Taylor Printing, a commercial printer located in Fredericton, New Brunswick has seen a substantial decline in water usage and waste removal yielding cost reductions and environmental benefits as a direct result of Agfa's prepress and printing technologies.
November 21, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare to display IMPAX® Scheduling solution at RSNA 2008
(RSNA Booth #4800) Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that it will showcase its web-based enterprise scheduling and planning solution, IMPAX® Scheduling, at RSNA this year. With healthcare delivery becoming increasingly complex, the solution helps hospitals and clinics of all sizes increase productivity by efficiently managing study orders, patient appointments and resources in a real-time, web based application. IMPAX Scheduling delivers increased resource efficiency at a very low time-to-schedule.