DR Systems nets $2.4M in RIS/PACS contracts

Imaging and information management system provider DR Systems has contracted with eight healthcare facilities across the U.S. to install its Unity RIS/PACS.

According to the San Diego-based company, the financial terms of the agreement total more than $2.4 million.

DR systems said its solutions will be integrated into eight regional facilities, community hospitals, women’s health facilities and ambulatory imaging centers including:
  • American Diagnostics Medical in Huntington, N.Y.;
  • Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, Pa.;
  • Brandenburg Diagnostic Center in Brandenburg, Ky.;
  • Imaging Partners of Orange County in Orange, Calif.;
  • Jewish Hospital Medical Center--Northeast in Louisville, Ky.;
  • Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall, Texas;
  • SCS Radiology in Scottsdale, Ariz.; and
  • TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center in Houston.

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