GE HealthCare and University Hospitals Collaborate to Enhance Patient Care in Northern Ohio
GE HealthCare and University Hospitals have announced a 10-year strategic collaboration aimed at delivering the best care to patients in northern Ohio. This partnership will bring GE HealthCare technologies to University Hospitals’ radiology practice and UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, providing state-of-the-art equipment and digital solutions to enhance processes for the benefit of patients and clinicians.
The collaboration will involve the implementation of hundreds of new systems, including AI-enabled technologies, across various medical fields such as nuclear medicine, X-Ray, ultrasound, CT, fluoroscopy, surgery, and bone densitometry. GE HealthCare will be the sole provider of these advanced systems. The focus of the collaboration is to optimize workflows and improve clinical decision-making through the implementation of enterprise-wide technology.
University Hospitals, driven by a mission to heal, teach, and discover, aims to offer access to quality care for everyone in Northeast Ohio. The integration of GE HealthCare’s solutions and ongoing pursuit of system optimization will help improve the patient experience and overall health outcomes.
The healthcare industry faces challenges such as clinician burnout and labor shortages, which emphasize the need for efficient workflows and real-time decision-making solutions. GE HealthCare and University Hospitals aim to address these challenges by leveraging advanced technologies and digital solutions to optimize hospital operations and enhance patient care.
Catherine Estrampes, President and CEO of GE HealthCare in the U.S. and Canada, highlighted the role of advanced technologies and digital solutions in increasing clinical and operational efficiencies while improving the quality of care and patient outcomes. GE HealthCare’s partnership with University Hospitals will advance the scope, quality, and efficiency of patient care and clinician workflows in northern Ohio, aligning with the hospitals’ commitment to providing the highest quality of care in their community.
For more information on GE HealthCare’s suite of imaging platforms or the Reimagining Better Health Study, please visit gehealthcare.com.
About GE HealthCare:
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator. With a focus on integrated solutions, services, and data analytics, GE HealthCare aims to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and happier. The company’s businesses in Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions, and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics work together to improve patient care across the entire care pathway.
About University Hospitals:
University Hospitals, founded in 1866, serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of hospitals, health centers, outpatient facilities, and physician offices in northern Ohio. The flagship quaternary care, academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with prestigious institutions and houses renowned clinical and research programs. With a commitment to clinical excellence and research, University Hospitals is dedicated to providing high-quality care to its community.
Source: Business Wire