Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the eighth largest U.S. health system based in San Francisco, will implement Thomson Micromedex’s comprehensive medication information solution suite throughout its 40-hospital system. The Web-based product deployment will promote more informed and safer treatment decisions at the point of care. Micromedex is a part of The Thomson Corp., a leader in enterprise-wide clinical knowledge solutions for scientific and healthcare professionals.

A line of sterile labels for the OR has been introduced by Medline. The Medline Sterile Labels meet the new Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s (JCAHO) National Patient Safety Goals calling for sterile labeling in the OR.

Bon Secours Richmond in Virginia is the leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare system, with four award-winning hospitals, a school of nursing and a medical imaging school. The system also runs numerous community outreach health programs and services. Bon Secours Richmond is one of the city’s largest employers with more than 5,000 employees.

Sectra, one of the the leading diagnostic imaging system providers, has been announced the winner in the “ISV/Packaged Software Solutions” category at Microsoft’s fifth Microsoft.NET Awards. The competition awards companies that have developed innovative IT solutions based on the .NET platform.

Philips Medical Systems announced today that Laughlin Memorial Hospital in Greeneville, TN has installed Tennessee’s first Ambient Experience suite featuring a 64-slice CT system and “4.0 Tesla combination”, two MR suites made up of a 3.0 Tesla whole-body and a 1.0 Tesla open system.
With the Ambient Express, patients can personalize lighting, projected images and other elements of the exam room.

The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has announced the 2006 recipients of the 2006 Junior Faculty Career Research Training Award and Resident/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Research Seed Grants, worth a total of $240,000.
The ASTRO Junior Faculty Career Research Training Award was given to Andy J. Minn, M.D., Ph.D. The $150,00 per year award gives junior physicians or faculty the opportunity to focus radiation-related research in radiation oncology, biology, physics or outcomes research.

Siemens announced today that is has been named a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the seventh consecutive year, beginning with the opening of the equity markets on September 18.
"Corporate responsibility is one of the four pillars of the company's Fit4More strategy designed to create a solid base for business performance by 2007 and beyond," said George Nolen, President and CEO of Siemens Corp. "Our ranking in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index serves as a proof point that we are delivering on our corporate strategy."

The Saad Centre for Radiography Clinical Skills Education in London opened yesterday, and is backed by equipment donated by Varian Medical Systems. The purpose of the centre is to train future radiotherapy radiographers.
As part of their donation, Varian has supplied the centre with ten Eclipse treatment planning systems, enabling oncologists to plan advanced treatments using IGRT and IMRT.

The Curlin Medical PainSmart Pain Management Pump is designed for versatility and accurate delivery of pain meds at low flow rates.
Mandatory verification on repeat narcotic doses enhances patient safety while available CMS software allows download of scripts from PDA to pump.

The Continuum MR Infusion System received FDA clearance for use in magnetic resonance (MR) environments up to and including 3.0 Tesla (T), enabling clinicians working in the latest 3.0T environments to infuse medications, sedatives and other drugs while benefiting from the system’s ease of use and dose enhancements.
Continuum provides an expanded set of measurements so clinicians can work with a larger selection of medications, sedatives and anesthetic agents.

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