Siemens Healthineers signs imaging value partnership worth over $60M
Siemens Healthineers has signed an imaging value partnership worth over $60.3 million (USD) with a large health system, the two announced Oct. 3.
The deal is with University Hospital Nantes, marking the largest such pact in France for Siemens to date. Leaders said the partnership will span 12 years and focus on 13 public hospitals, with the imaging manufacturer installing new equipment, collaborating on research and helping providers to pursue sustainability goals.
University Hospital Nantes will replace existing equipment with nine new CT scanners and six MRI machines. Planned installations for image-guided interventions, meanwhile, will include 30 mobile C-arms and nine angiography systems to support radiology, neurology, cardiology and surgery.
The French institution plans to move into a new main facility by 2027, structuring the value partnership to optimize the transition, Siemens Healthineers noted.
“This purchasing strategy is an opportunity for the department’s medical teams and patients as they will benefit from cutting-edge solutions and high-level care—also in the context of the preparations for the new hospital,” Philippe El Saïr, CEO of the University Hospital Nantes, said in an announcement.
The program also will involve launching a new laboratory for conducting medical imaging research. Siemens Healthineers will provide seed funding to fuel local research, and hospital employees will support the initiative over the next 12 years.
The Erlangen, Germany-based manufacturer highlighted the agreement’s focus on sustainability. Siemens will upgrade MRI systems to extend their lifecycle, and the machines will operate almost entirely without helium, conserving a vital resource. The vendor also will provide energy-monitoring infrastructure and consulting services to help University Hospital Nantes cut carbon emissions.
“This long-term innovation and technology partnership is one of the first of its kind with a leading public university hospital network in Europe, and it is a proof point for our strategy to partner with leading healthcare providers to support them in shaping the transformation of healthcare,” Bernd Ohnesorge, PhD, Siemens Healthineers’ president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said in the same announcement.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.