Barco lands two Netherlands installs

Visualization technology provider Barco has inked a two-installation agreement with the Medical Centre Leeuwarden, a teaching hospital located in Leeuwarden
and Harlingen, the Netherlands.

According to the Kortrijk, Belgium-based company, its MDRC series clinical review displays will be installed in both hospital locations and will allow for viewing at the point of care.

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