St. Luke’s University Health Network Selects GE Healthcare for $11 Million Ultrasound Purchase to Create System-wide Effici...
October 22 2020 - 8:00AM
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- GE Healthcare will install 76 ultrasound systems in 2020 to
deploy a fleet of AI-powered technology, making this GE
Healthcare’s largest ever single-order ultrasound deal in the
U.S.
- Equipment will enhance standardizing care in radiology,
vascular and echocardiography
- GE Healthcare’s Viewpoint 6 automated reporting and
post-processing system expected to save St. Luke’s $300,000 per
year in radiologist efficiency gains
GE Healthcare today announced its largest ever ultrasound deal
in the United States – an $11 million order by St. Luke’s
University Health Network to install GE Healthcare ultrasound
technology and IT workflow solutions system-wide. GE Healthcare
will continue upgrades over the next four years to maintain latest
technology for the health system.
St. Luke’s is experiencing exponential growth following
expansion and several acquisitions over the last few years, which
has resulted in complexities and pressure on the system. To solve
for this, the Network looked to standardize care and create
efficiencies, bringing advanced and consistent technology to its
ultrasound users in the Vascular, Radiology and Echocardiography
departments across its 12 hospitals.
“Recognizing that consistency is an essential element of
quality, St. Luke’s University Health Network is continuing its
standardization of technology. The consistency of ultrasound
systems across the Network will allow accurate replication of
patient studies, which would otherwise be challenging when working
with different brands,” said Dr. Hal L. Folander, Senior Vice
President, Chief Medical Strategy Officer, and Network Chairman,
Department of Radiology at St. Luke’s. “Furthermore, through our
partnership with GE Healthcare, we will maintain this
state-of-the-art technology for years to come.”
St. Luke’s will acquire GE Healthcare’s LOGIQ E10 for General
Imaging and Vivid E95 for Echocardiography, both of which will
connect to Viewpoint 6 – GE Healthcare’s automated reporting and
post-processing system, and Vscan Extend, a handheld ultrasound
device to be used for Cardiology. The new equipment provides St.
Luke’s with technology that will produce faster and better image
quality, enabling quicker diagnoses and treatment. Implementing
Viewpoint 6 will create an expected savings of $300,000 annually in
radiologist efficiency gains.
“GE Healthcare is honored to work alongside St. Luke’s in its
mission to provide consistent, quality patient care and clinical
outcomes for the people of Pennsylvania and New Jersey at every
site,” said Everett Cunningham, President and CEO of GE Healthcare,
U.S. and Canada. “St. Luke’s will immediately enhance their staff
and patient experience and enable cost savings. This upgrade
arrangement over the next four years means they can maintain their
fleet with the latest technology developments.”
About St. Luke’s
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is
a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than
16,000 employees providing services at 12 hospitals and 300+
outpatient sites. With annual net revenue greater than $2 billion,
the Network’s service area includes 11 counties: Lehigh,
Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill
and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon
counties in New Jersey. Dedicated to advancing medical education,
St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern
Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke’s
created the Lehigh Valley’s first and only regional medical school
campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously
operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 38 fully
accredited graduate medical educational programs with 347 residents
and fellows. St. Luke’s is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care
system to earn Medicare’s five- and four-star ratings (the highest)
for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. St. Luke’s is
both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek
World’s Best Hospital. U.S. News & World Report ranked St.
Luke’s #1 in the Lehigh Valley and #6 in the state. Two of IBM
Watson Health’s 100 Top Hospitals are St. Luke’s hospitals. St.
Luke’s University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching
Hospital designation from IBM Watson Health eight times total and
six years in a row. St. Luke’s has also been cited by IBM Watson
Health as a 50 Top Cardiovascular Program. Utilizing the Epic
electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and
outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the
Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN’s information
technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and
online pricing information. St. Luke’s is also recognized as one of
the state’s lowest cost providers.
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare is the $16.7 billion healthcare business of GE
(NYSE: GE). As a leading global medical technology and digital
solutions innovator, GE Healthcare enables clinicians to make
faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data
analytics, applications and services, supported by its Edison
intelligence platform. With over 100 years of healthcare industry
experience and around 50,000 employees globally, the company
operates at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision
health, digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and
improve outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and
researchers around the world.
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Media Contacts Sam Kennedy St. Luke’s University Health
Network Samuel.Kennedy@sluhn.org +1-484-526-4134
Holly Roloff GE Healthcare Holly.Roloff@ge.com
+1-414-429-6998
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