Nij Smellinghe Hospital In The Netherlands Chooses Remote Archiving From Carestream Health

In Imaging
Thu, 9 Oct 2008

Nij Smellinghe Hospital is known for its use of advanced technologies and for delivering high-quality health services to the population of Drachten and the wider community. The hospital became filmless in 1999 following the installation of CARESTREAM PACS, becoming the first hospital within The Netherlands with enterprise-wide PACS facilities. This early adoption of PACS has resulted in a significant and growing volume of imaging studies and patient information requiring management.

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Nij Smellinghe Hospital is known for its use of advanced technologies and for delivering high-quality health services to the population of Drachten and t...