Rowan Regional Medical Center to install GEMSIT PACS and CR

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies (GEMSIT) signed an agreement with Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, N.C., to install GEMSIT'S Centricity PACS and CR system.

The Milwaukee company will provide support services to the 308-acute care hospital for a five-year term.

 Rowan Regional Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit, hospital with major medical services including maternity, cardiology, oncology, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient services, a 24-hour emergency department, hospice and home health and psychiatric services.

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