Kaleida Health orders Kodak CR products

Kaleida Health in Buffalo, N.Y., will take delivery from Eastman Kodak Co. on 13 Kodak DirectView CR 850 and CR 950 systems and four Kodak DirectView CR Long-Length imaging systems.

The computed radiography (CR) systems and long-length imaging systems will be installed at Kaleida Health's five hospitals: Buffalo General, DeGraff Memorial, The Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Millard Fillmore Gates and Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospitals.

Kaleida reviewed several vendors' systems prior to making its selection.

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