1/6/2009
For Immediate Release
HITACHI AWARDED MRI CONTRACT BY HEALTHTRUST PURCHASING GROUP
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Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. (Hitachi) announced today that it was awarded a contract by HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP for MRI products. The contract includes Hitachi’s Oasis™ 1.2T High-Field Open MRI and Echelon XL/XLS 1.5T short-bore MRI.
"We are pleased to have been selected by HealthTrust," said Sheldon Schaffer, Vice President and General Manager of MR/CT for Hitachi. “Hitachi’s Oasis is a unique product that combines high-field image clinical capability, image quality and throughput with a superior patient experience which only a truly open MRI environment enables.”
Hitachi’s Echelon XL/XLS 1.5T short-bore MRI, available in either 8- or 16-channel RF configuration, is the only short-bore scanner, which allows all exams, including brain scans, to be performed with the patient entering the scanner feet first. “Our customers report feet-first scanning has not only dramatically decreased patient anxiety but has an added benefit of increasing throughput,” Schaffer said.
About Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc.
Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. (HMSA) markets advanced diagnostic medical imaging systems of Hitachi Medical Corp., Tokyo, Japan. HMSA has more than 1,500 MRI systems installed throughout the United States and also markets multi-slice computed tomography and digital ultrasound.
Hitachi Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with 384,000 employees worldwide. The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including health sciences, information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, visit http://www.hitachi.com.
About HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP
HealthTrust Purchasing Group, headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., is a group purchasing organization that supports nearly 1,400 not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and alternate care sites. With an annual purchasing volume by its members of more than $15 billion, HealthTrust is committed to obtaining the best price for clinicallyrecommended products, ensuring their timely delivery and continuously evaluating and improving its services to the patients, physicians and clinicians it serves. HealthTrust is located at 155 Franklin Road, Suite 400, Brentwood, TN 37027. The Web site is www.healthtrustpg.com.
