AGFA GEVAERT : Defense Logistics Agency awards contract to Agfa HealthCare to implement and support its diagnostic imaging solution

- Contract includes IMPAX, the fully integrated RIS/PACS workflow solution for data management and reporting - Medical treatment facilities across western region join other regions in implementing medical imaging management and collaboration solution - Implementation supports healthcare of active service personnel and military families

(RSNA 2014, Booth #4708, South Hall) Agfa HealthCare today reports the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded the company a contract to implement and support its enterprise diagnostic imaging solution, IMPAX. IMPAX is Agfa HealthCare's advanced solution for diagnostic radiology imaging, including tools to improve workflow, analysis, and operations for medical imaging management and collaboration.

Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX solution will be implemented at these U.S. Army Western Region Medical Command (WRMC) medical treatment facilities:
• William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC), TX
• Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH), CO
• General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (GLWACH), MO
• Irwin Army Community Hospital (IACH), KS
• Weed Army Community Hospital (WACH), CA
• RW Bliss Army Health Center (RWBAHC), AZ
• Munson Army Health Clinic (MAHC), KS

WRMC is the third U.S Army regional award to Agfa HealthCare via DLA's Digital Imaging Network/Picture Archiving and Communication System contract (DIN-PACS III). Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX is in use in the Southern Region Medical Command (SRMC) and the Northern Region Medical Command (NRMC).

"Agfa HealthCare is proud to grow our long relationship with Army Medicine, supporting its mission to provide responsive and reliable health services and influence health to improve readiness, save lives, and advance wellness in support of the force, military families, and all those entrusted to its care," states Tim Artz, Global Government Program Director, Agfa HealthCare.

Over a 16-plus year relationship with the U.S. government, Agfa HealthCare has championed the delivery of quality care with solutions installed at more than 200 Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities, including 14 DoD/NATO sites in Europe, five of the VA's multi-facility Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs), and more than 30 U.S. Navy ships, including the hospital ships USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort.

For more information on Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX solution, please visit booth #4708, South Hall at RSNA 2014 or contact salesinfo@agfa.com.