Sectra receives PACS order for chain of hospitals
Sectra receives PACS order for chain of hospitals The county of Värmland in Sweden has signed an agreement with Sectra Imtec AB for a PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) worth 25 MSEK (approx $3M US). The new agreement means that all county hospitals will be film-free based on Sectra PACS. The county holds 5 hospitals and 3 satellite clinics. "It's the excellent experiences of Sectra PACS at our hospital in Karlstad that has lead us to choose investing in PACS for all county hospitals," says Dr Claes Kilander at the county of Värmland. "Old customers coming back to us like Värmland is a living proof that our products provide the best customer satisfaction on the market. Sectra currently holds around 50% of the Scandinavian PACS market. This order in combination with strong sales on the North American market consolidates Sectra's position as one of the major PACS providers in the world, " says Sectra Imtec's Managing Director Dr Torbjörn Kronander. For further information, please contact: Sectra AB, Jan-Olof Brüer, President and CEO, +46 13 23 52 09, job@sectra.se Sectra Imtec AB, Staffan Bergström, Marketing manager, +46 13 23 52 12, st-ber@sectra.se Welcome to visit our website http://www.sectra.se Sectra's operations 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 imaging systems, secure communication systems and digital radio systems. The medical image business of Sectra 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. Among these Philips Medical System is the largest. In cooperation with Philips Medical Systems, Sectra has provided PACS to e.g. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Klinikum Deggendorf in Germany and Carolus den Bosch Hospital in the Netherlands. Sectra is located in Mjärdevi Science Park in Linköping, Sweden, and evolved from research done at Linköping University. Business is conducted in five countries with a total of 165 employees. Sales for the fiscal year May 1998-April 1999 reached SEK 183 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O list of the OM Stockholm Exchange. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/04/20000404BIT00160/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/04/20000404BIT00160/bit0002.pdf