The Prince Charles Hospital of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia chooses Agfa for cardiology image and information management
Mortsel - Belgium, August 7, 2006
Agfa HealthCare announces today that The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, has selected the Agfa Heartlab Cardiovascular solution for cardiology image and information management.
When the Agfa Heartlab Cardiovascular system is fully implemented it will manage images and information from the hospital's three cardiac catheterization labs. A vendor-neutral solution, it integrates with the hospital's existing modality equipment, PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) and hospital information systems, and hemodynamic monitoring system. The integrated solution provides cardiologists with a single point of access to all cardiology patient data, helping to increase efficiency and to facilitate diagnostic decision-making.
The Prince Charles Hospital is a 580-bed multi-speciality facility providing health services to a population of more than 600,000 in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. The hospital is a major cardiac center in Australia, offering complex cardiac care to adult and paediatric patients. It is the largest cardio-thoracic referral hospital in Australia and a world leader in cardiothoracic research and treatment. More than 4,000 procedures are performed annually, including invasive and non-invasive cardiac catheterizations, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), and electrophysiology.
The hospital is part of Queensland Health, a cluster of nine tertiary-care facilities for the state of Queensland. Queensland Health has Agfa's IMPAX PACS installed in six of its tertiary care hospitals and several of its secondary care hospitals. Agfa's Radiology Information System (RIS) solution is being installed at multiple hospitals in the Queensland Health cluster. Based on this successful collaboration, Agfa has a strong relationship with Queensland Health, and was able to provide a cost-effective cardiology solution that demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the hospital's workflow needs.
"The Prince Charles Hospital is a major luminary cardiac institute in Australia. Entering into this partnership confirms the leading edge technology value of our cardiology solutions," said Dr. Paul Gooden, General Manager of Agfa HealthCare's Southern Asia Pacific region.
Reid Losee, Global Cardiovascular Business Director for Agfa, noted that "Prince Charles joins the growing list of world-class facilities that choose the Agfa Heartlab Cardiovascular solution to improve patient care. We have recently signed contracts with facilities in Taiwan and Malaysia adding to our large installed base in Asia Pacific. Agfa's cardiology solution is also installed in more than 125 sites in Japan under the private label brand names Cardio Agent and Echo Agent."
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About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare) and film related products and specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,308 million Euro in 2005.
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare) and film related products and specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,308 million Euro in 2005.
Agfa HealthCare supplies hospitals and other healthcare centers with state-of-the-art systems for the capturing, processing and managing of diagnostic images and with IT solutions that integrate information and imaging workflows into the overall hospital operations across departmental disciplines. In addition, Agfa is a leader in the fast growing market of IT systems that span the entire healthcare enterprise and through which healthcare facilities become more efficient and effective, with improved patient outcomes. For more information on Agfa, visit www.agfa.com.
The Agfa Heartlab Cardiovascular solution is recognized as a world leader in cardiology image and information management. The system is installed in more than 480 leading cardiology centers throughout the globe, giving cardiologists rapid access to imaging exam and report information and providing robust protection for critical patient data.
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Contacts
Werner Vandevelde
Global MarCom Manager IT Solutions Division Agfa HealthCare
Johan Jacobs
Corporate Press Relations Manager
Gayle Wheeler
MarCom Manager BU Cardiovascular
