SHERIDAN, WYOMING – November 9, 2024 – AGFA HealthCare, a leading provider of medical imaging solutions, today announced that Groupe santé CHC in Liege, Belgium, has selected the AGFA HealthCare Enterprise Imaging Platform for its entire medical imaging department. The 10-year contract includes supplying, installing, commissioning, and maintaining Enterprise Imaging for Radiology and the Enterprise Imaging VNA. The platform will be used for hospital imaging across various clinic and polyclinic sites, with the entire department performing over 400,000 examinations annually.
Enhancing Efficiency for Better Patient Care
The Enterprise Imaging Platform will deliver high performance and efficiency, enabling Groupe santé CHC's radiologists to perform examinations under optimal conditions.
Dr. François Dister, head of Groupe santé CHC’s medical imaging department, emphasizes the importance of staying at the forefront of medical technology:
"Medical imaging is an area that has significantly benefited from advancements in medical and information technology. Our strategic plan, Pulse, was launched in 2021 to enable us to address both the benefits and challenges for healthcare organizations now and in the future. This includes ensuring that the radiologists at all our hospitals have access to the latest generation of high-performance, innovative equipment, so that the best examinations can be carried out under the best possible conditions at each site. Enterprise Imaging will support that goal, by facilitating our Medical Imaging department to maximize its efficiency, and reach the upper limits of its potential."
Ann Deroose, Managing Director for Benelux & Nordics for AGFA HealthCare, expresses pride in the partnership:
"We are delighted that Groupe santé CHC has chosen to move into the future with the AGFA HealthCare Enterprise Imaging VNA/PACS for its Medical Imaging department. We have worked for many years with Groupe santé CHC’s MOVE network partners: the St. Nicolas Hospital in Eupen and the St. Joseph Clinic in Saint-Vith. We are proud that we will also be supporting Groupe santé CHC in the network’s goal to collaborate to offer both the best local care and the highly specialized care needed for more complex cases."
Faster, Smoother Medical Imaging Workflow
Groupe santé CHC is part of the MOVE network, a collaboration with St. Nicolas hospital in Eupen and the St. Joseph Clinic in Saint-Vith. This partnership aims to provide high-quality local care with a wide range of patient services. Both St. Nicolas Hospital and the St. Joseph Clinic have a long-standing relationship with AGFA HealthCare. Within the MOVE network, Clinique CHC MontLégia serves as the reference center for specific pathologies, including complex or rare cases.
Clinique CHC MontLégia, Groupe santé CHC’s reference hospital, has 720 inpatient beds and 120 day-patient beds. It opened in March 2020 on the site of a former colliery in Liege. The Group's other hospitals offering medical imaging services include Clinique CHC Hermalle, Clinique CHC Heusy, and Clinique CHC Waremme.
AGFA HealthCare Enterprise Imaging will be utilized across Groupe santé CHC's four hospitals and 11 sites. This consolidated image management platform empowers radiologists, cardiologists, and other clinical users to work efficiently and maintain focus. Seamless integration of advanced clinical applications provides access to tools that enhance diagnostic quality and accuracy. The platform optimizes the healthcare ecosystem, enabling providers to leverage medical imaging throughout the care continuum. It eliminates inefficient imaging silos by capturing, managing, storing, and distributing images and related data across the enterprise.
About AGFA HealthCareAGFA HealthCare is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions. The company has a long history of innovation and is committed to providing its customers with the tools they need to deliver high-quality patient care. AGFA HealthCare's solutions are used by hospitals and healthcare providers around the world.
About Groupe santé CHC
Groupe santé CHC is a leading healthcare provider in Belgium. The group operates four hospitals and eleven sites, providing a wide range of healthcare services to patients. Groupe santé CHC is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care.