HARTFORD, Conn. - GE HealthCare (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:GEHC) and Hartford HealthCare have announced the renewal of their seven-year collaboration, extending the partnership through 2030. The alliance, which began in 2016, focuses on innovation in imaging technology and aims to enhance patient care while reducing healthcare costs.
The renewed agreement will allow Hartford HealthCare to update its imaging equipment, including CT, PET/CT, MRI, and X-ray machines, with the latest advancements in software and artificial intelligence.
This upgrade is expected to lead to shorter scan times, reduced waiting times for care, and improved diagnostic accuracy. GE HealthCare's patient monitoring, anesthesia, maternal infant care, and diagnostic cardiology technologies are also part of the collaboration.
The partnership has previously led to the creation of Hartford HealthCare's Care Logistics Center in 2017, which aims to match patient needs with the best available care. The new phase of collaboration will continue to focus on patient and clinician benefits, as well as on healthcare system efficiency.
GE HealthCare's latest technologies, such as the Critical Care Suite 2.0 and AIR™ Recon DL, will be integrated into Hartford HealthCare's systems. These AI-powered tools are designed to assist clinicians by providing insights and analytics to improve patient outcomes and enhance imaging quality.
Catherine Estrampes, president and CEO of GE HealthCare for the U.S. and Canada, emphasized the strategic nature of the alliance, which seeks to minimize technology obsolescence and optimize clinical capabilities for the future.
As part of the service agreement, GE HealthCare technicians will provide in-house maintenance and repair services for the imaging equipment. The collaboration also includes plans for build-in-place upgrades to some existing MRI, CT, PET/CT, and X-ray systems, which will help refresh older systems with less construction cost and minimal disruption to patient care.
This announcement is based on a press release statement from GE HealthCare.
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