DR Systems lands $3.8M in RIS/PACS contracts

DR Systems, makers of the Unity RIS/PACS, today announced nine new contracts with healthcare facilities, totaling more than $3.8 million.

The contracts are with facilities that range from diagnostic imaging centers to a 346-bed hospital. Contract size ranged from approximately $100,000 to $800,000, the company said.

The nine new facilities with which DR has contracts are: Sierra Vista Diagnostics in Arizona; Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall in Texas; Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center in California; Charleston Radiologists in South Carolina; Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif.; Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif.; Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa; Global Imaging in Sugarland, Texas; Imaging Center of Las Cruces Radiology Associates in New Mexico.

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