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Siemens and Philips Receive $7
Million Joint Contract to Begin PACS
Projects At Seven VA Hospitals
ISELIN, N.J., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Medical
Systems, Inc. and Philips Medical Systems North America have
received a $7 million joint contract from the Veterans Administration Acquisition Center to provide
initial phases of PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) installations at six southern
California VA hospitals and one in Las Vegas. The project further implements the Veterans
Integrated Network System.
Siemens' portion of the contract is to provide workstations and serve as the systems integrator. The
company is providing reading workstations and an Archive Server with data base management,
including RAID-based short-term storage capacity. Philips is providing CR (computed radiography)
equipment at each site, a film digitizer, and printing capabilities; RIS interfaces to the CR units are
also being provided.
''Siemens has broad experience in CR softcopy reading and is a leading PACS vendor offering
clearly defined project management and change-management for PACS/CR implementation,'' said
David Brown, national sales manager, PACS department. ''The Veterans Administration's decision
was based on obtaining best-in-class products from two acknowledged world-class suppliers who
would work well together.''
According to Tom Giordano, radiography business unit director for Philips Medical Systems North
America, ''Philips brings over 15 years experience in digital image processing and ergonomic design
innovation to the joint venture. Since our pioneering work in the early 1980's in computed
radiography, Philips is recognized as one of the industry's leaders in digital image processing and
workflow optimization.''
The seven systems are slated for completion in the April/May timeframe. Philips Medical Systems is
a leading supplier of diagnostic imaging systems and related services worldwide, employing 11,800
people in more than 100 countries. Philips' products are backed by a worldwide network of
research and development and sales and service organizations. Philips Medical Systems is part of
Royal Philips Electronics, one of the world's largest electronics companies. Additional information on
Philips Medical Systems can be obtained by accessing its homepage at
medical.philips.com.
Siemens Medical Systems, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of diagnostic imaging systems
and advanced medical electronics systems and products. The company employs nearly 4500 people
in the United States and has reported annual sales of approximately $1.6 billion.
Press releases issued by Siemens U.S. are available on Siemen's web site at:
charlotte.sc.siemens.com.
SOURCE: Siemens Medical Systems, Inc. |
