NovaRad nets installs in three southern hospitals

NovaRad, a RIS and PACS developer, has secured three new contracts with hospitals in Georgia, Kentucky and Texas.

The hospitals that selected NovaRad’s systems are: the 40-bed Burke Medical Center, a LifePoint Hospital in Waynesboro, Ga.; the 58-bed Bourbon Community Hospital in Paris, Ky.; and the 75-bed North Bay Hospital in Aransas Pass, Texas.

In addition to NovaPACS, Burke Medical Center will also install NovaRIS at its facility, according to NovaRad.

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