Spectrum Health orders 18 Kodak CR, DR systems

Spectrum Health ordered 18 digital image capture systems from Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group, including six DR systems and 12 CR systems. Spectrum Health operates six hospitals and more than two dozen imaging centers in western Michigan. Kodak DIRECTVIEW DR 5100, 7100, 7500 and 9000 systems will be installed at Spectrum Health's Blodgett and Butterworth hospital campuses, and DIRECTVIEW CR 850 and 500 systems will convert 12 outpatient imaging centers from radiographic film to an efficient digital workflow. The health system previously ordered and installed four Kodak DR systems and six CR systems.

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