eRAD scores Q1 sales

eRAD, a division of RadNet, was tapped for more than eleven orders from new customers during the first quarter of 2011.

The Greenville, S.C.-based provider of web-based RIS, PACS and teleradiology workflow systems took orders from the following providers: Reagan Medical Hospital, Las Vegas Pain Institute & Medical Center, Mary Shiels Hospital, Sanchez Medical Clinic, Teton Orthopedics, Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Sunshine Community Health Centers, Family Practice: Veins Aesthetics, Anti-Aging, Bone & Joint Clinic, Vizzi Medical Clinic and Mt. San Rafael Hospital.

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