Novarad adds two installs in the South

American Fork, Utah, March 10, 2014 – Breckinridge Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg, Kentucky has chosen Novarad’s NovaPACS and NovaRIS products. Breckinridge Memorial is a medical and surgical hospital serving the Hardinsburg area as well as surrounding counties. 

Diagnostic Imaging Services in Metairie, Louisiana has also chosen Novarad as their PACS provider. Diagnostic Imaging Services provides a wide array of outpatient imaging services to the greater New Orleans and Northshore metropolitan areas.

Novarad continues to provide the RIS/PACS of choice among hospitals and imaging centers looking for an affordable yet complete PACS that provides excellent service and is consistently rated high in KLAS, is easy to use and comes with lifetime software and hardware upgrades.

About Novarad

With more than 850 Installations worldwide, Novarad is the healthcare community’s trusted provider of radiology technologies. Novarad’s full diagnostic suite of PACS, RIS, cardiology, orthopedic, and mammography systems increase radiology efficiency and deliver unmatched value. Images and reports are available anytime, anywhere via the full diagnostic viewer, iPad or any mobile device with web access. Novarad has been ISO certified since 2006 and holds FDA 510(k) certification. Visit Novarad at www.novarad.net  for more information.

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