eRAD nets multiple contracts in October

eRAD, a provider of radiology workflow solutions, reported that during October, it won 10 new contracts with various imaging companies for the eRAD PACS products, to improve the patient treatment cycle.

The sites include: Orthopedic Imaging of Lafayette, La.; Hammond Clinic in Munster, Ind.; El Centro College in Dallas; McCall Memorial Hospital in McCall, Idaho; Murdock Family Medicine in Port Charlotte, Fla., and SSP Partners Imaging Centers in Pennsylvania.

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