IDC wins Texas DR install

Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital (SPMH) in Kerrville, Texas, has chosen the X1590 and X2200 direct digital radiography (DR) systems from Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) for its new, expanded medical facility.

The new Peterson Regional Medical Center is slated to open April 12, on a 35-acre campus, to bolster the hospital’s mission of providing top-quality healthcare for area residents, and provide needed flexibility to grow and adapt to new medical technologies as they develop, according to SPMH.

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