March 27, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare recently announced it has successfully completed the implementation of its HeartStation ECG Management system, a comprehensive data management solution that automates the processing and storage of electrocardiograms (ECGs), at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, MA,

The HeartStation provides the hospital's physicians, technicians and clinical staff with access to secure ECG exams and reports from any point on the enterprise network. The HeartStation solution can also be installed as an application for smaller medical practices.

March 27, 2007 - Aurora Breast Imaging recently announced the installation of the first and only dedicated breast MRI system in the state of California, its 1.5T Dedicated Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging System (MRI) with Bilateral UltraRODEO, at Aurora Breast MRI of Orange County, located within the University of Irvine Medical Center campus.

March 26, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare announced today that with its integrated approach to cardiology information management and its Cardiovascular solution, it continues to intensify its efforts to meet and exceed the expectations of cardiac care customers.

The Cardiovascular solution includes cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and ECG (Electrocardiogram) data management, to create a single integrated cardiovascular information system.

March 26, 2007 � Agfa HealthCare announced today it is showcasing its Scheduling for Cardiology solution, a web-enabled scheduling solution for resources management within cardiovascular departments, at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2007, March 24- 27 in New Orleans.

March 26, 2007 - HealthSouth Corporation announced today an agreement to sell its Surgery Division to TPG for approximately $945 million, the transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter 2007 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

Millennium Research Group (MRG) has conducted a detailed analysis of the home health monitoring device market in its U.S. Markets for Home Health Monitoring Devices 2007 report. The report finds that rather than going to hospitals for routine checkups, many patients are opting to monitor their health from the comfort of their home. This market, currently valued at over $2.6 billion, is expected to rise to $3.4 billion by 2011.

March 26, 2007 – Agfa HealthCare announced today it is showcasing its Scheduling for Cardiology solution, a web-enabled scheduling solution for resources management within cardiovascular departments, at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2007, March 24- 27 in New Orleans.

March 26, 2007 – Agfa HealthCare announced today that it is showcasing its Nuclear Cardiology solution, designed to provide single-point access to multiple image modalities, enhancing cardiac patient care, at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2007 exhibition, March 24-27 in New Orleans.

March 25, 2007 – GE Healthcare today announced the availability of the latest version of Centricity Cardiology CA1000, version 2.0, which is being unveiled in New Orleans at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, adding several capabilities to the Centricity AW Suite 2.0 application.

March 26, 2007 - Royal Philips Electronics promises to equip customers who request it with integrated IVUS as the company announced that the Philips Allura Xper FD systems and the Volcano s5i suite of integrated IVUS systems by Volcano Corporation are compatibility, thus supplying clinicians with additional imaging to complement cardiovascular X-ray during catheterization (cath) lab procedures.

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