Adventist Health Systems taps Konica Minolta for CR

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging has signed a three-year CR agreement with Adventist Health System/West for Konica Minolta’s Regius Xpress and Regius Nano CR systems.

The contract will cover all Adventist Health facilities throughout California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, as well as 45 affiliated sites scattered throughout the Western states, according to Adventist Health.

The Regius Xpress CR Dual Plate and Nano CR Single Plate systems utilize a common user interface which offers flexible, customized network solutions that can improve workflow, the Wayne, N.J.-based Konica Minolta said.

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