Set of Kodak systems installed at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Canada

Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, has installed several Kodak Health Group including a PACS, CR and DR systems. The Carestream PACS is integrated with the hospital's MEDITECH hospital information system, radiology information system and patient care inquiry system. Kodak also is integrating Powerscribe speech recognition software onto the radiologists' desktop, according to a release.

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