Sectra receives another major order for digital radiology in Norway
12/21/2001 5:41 AM EST
Sectra has received an order for one of the world's largest solutions
for digital radiology at Mid-Norway Health Region, comprising nine
hospitals in central Norway. The order value adds to USD 6 Million and
installations begin next year.
The order includes Sectra's cutting edge systems for picture archiving
and communication (PACS) and patient data administration (RIS) for all
nine hospitals in the region. By digitizing the entire radiology
operation, images and patient information are made available to all
hospitals in the Mid-Norway Health Region, not only to the hospital at
which the actual examination was performed. This way, patients can have
examinations at the radiology department of their choice, with previous
examinations and information still quickly and easily accessible.
"Sectra offers an effective and reliable enterprise solution combined
with a very high degree of security ensuring extensive patient
integrity," says Roald Bergstrøm, project manager from the Norwegian
competence center for medical IT.
Mid-Norway Health Region is one of the largest healthcare regions in
Norway, performing approximately 460,000 radiology examinations
annually. The major hospital is the Region hospital of Trondheim.
"We are of course very happy to be entrusted with this large and
important installation", says Åge Sjåfjell, President at Sectra Norge
AS. "It is particularly satisfying to receive this order since Namdal
hospital, which is part of the region, has been using Sectra PACS for
several years. The order is a proof that Sectra PACS lives up to the
high expectations health care providers have when investing in a PACS."
Sectra is one of today's major PACS providers with more than 200 PACS
installations worldwide. The Swedish based company operates through
partners in most of the world, but delivers directly to end customers in
Northern Europe. The core business is to deliver top-of-the-line high-
availability, robust enterprise PACS for 24/7 operation. In Sweden,
which is currently the country with the largest penetration of PACS in
the world, Sectra holds a dominant market leadership with more than 60%
of all film free installations. The company has its largest number of
installed systems in Sweden and the US (through partners), but has also
an installed base in Germany, Norway, Finland, UK, Italy, Spain, The
Netherlands and the Far East.
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Dr Torbjörn Kronander, President Sectra-Imtec AB,
+46 705 23 52 27,
or
Dr Jan-Olof Brüer, President and CEO, Sectra AB,
+46 13 23 52 09,
Visit our website http://www.sectra.com
Sectra's operations
Sectra has its roots in Linköping Technical University and is one of
Sweden's fastest growing high-tech companies in the IT area. Since the
mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of
high-technology medical IT and telecommunications products. Today, the
business includes products in medical systems, secure communication
systems and wireless information systems.
Sectra's medical business is conducted in Sectra Imtec AB, which is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectra AB. Internationally, Sectra PACS is
marketed and sold through different partners.
Business is conducted in six countries with a total of 218 employees.
Sales for the fiscal year May 2000-April 2001 reached SEK 292 million.
Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O list of the
OM Stockholm Exchange.