Dynamic Imaging announces PACS installation

Good Samaritan Hospital has chosen Dynamic Imaging's Web-based IntegradWeb PACS for installation.

 Good Samaritan is a 431-bed, level 2 trauma center affiliated with Catholic Health System of Long Island, N.Y. The hospital has the second-busiest emergency room on Long Island.

 IntegradWeb also features advanced selection of 3D toolsets that are accessible directly from within the IntegradWeb application.

 Dynamic Imaging has more than 120 installations in the United States.

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