Sectra to install PACS at five public hospitals in Spain

Sectra has signed an agreement with SERGAS, a healthcare service provider of the Galicia region in northwest Spain, to install PACS at five of the region’s public hospitals.

The order comprises Sectra PACS products and services as well as a productivity suit for radiology departments, according to the Linköping, Sweden-based Sectra.

Sectra PACS will be incorporated into the hospitals’ existing IT infrastructure, allowing the hospitals to securely exchange data and share workload in without compromising patient integrity.

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