Swissray to supply Chicago-based healthcare firm with DR products and services

Swissray International inked a corporate capital agreement with The Rush System for Health in Chicago for digital radiography and services.

Under the agreement, Rush University Medical Center, four affiliated hospitals and other allied healthcare provides will have access to Swissray's line of digital radiography systems.

The Rush System for Health, an integrated healthcare system that serves approximately 3 million people in the Chicago area, includes Rush University Medical Center, an academic medical center that encompasses the 824-bed Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, the 110-bed Johnston R. Bowman health Center and Rush University.

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