Carestream Health, Premier agree to new three-year purchasing contract

Michael Walter | | Radiology Business | Economics

Carestream Health has a new three-year purchasing contract with the healthcare improvement company Premier.

The contract includes multiple radiology imaging systems, including CARESTREAM DRX Plus Detectors, the CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution Plus System, the CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System, the CARESTREAM DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kit, the CARESTREAM DRX-Ascend System, and various Carestream accessories.

Doug Spotts, general manager of US&C Medical Sales, Carestream, described the company’s products as both efficient and diverse in a statement about the new agreement.

“Our flexible DRX systems streamline imaging workflows and offer exceptional productivity in a wide range of environments, including hospitals, critical care units, outpatient imaging centers and other providers of imaging services,” Spotts said.

Read about other recent deals made by Premier here, here, and here. 

Michael Walter
Michael Walter, Managing Editor

Michael has more than 18 years of experience as a professional writer and editor. He has written at length about cardiology, radiology, artificial intelligence and other key healthcare topics.

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