GE HealthCare and Windsor Regional Hospital Enter Long-Term Innovative Technology Agreement
24 January 2023 - 1:22AM
Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) and GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC)
today announced a 15-year Managed Equipment Service (MES) agreement
to deliver innovative technology solutions and services to the
communities WRH serves to help enable better patient outcomes,
improve efficiencies for clinicians and staff, and expected
significant cost savings to the hospital for years to come. This
collaboration between GE HealthCare and the WRH clinical
engineering team will provide system predictability and service
resilience to help WRH deliver the future of healthcare.
Through this agreement, GE HealthCare will take responsibility
for the ongoing acquisition, installation, maintenance, and staff
training for the majority of the medical technology utilized by
WRH, including diagnostic imaging, surgical, cardiology and
emergency department equipment, and more. This agreement is part of
an emerging MES trend in Ontario hospitals, providing WRH with
access to the most up-to-date medical technology at a predictable
fee, along with regular performance reviews and product
management.
“This agreement allows Windsor Regional Hospital to provide
health services supported by leading edge medical equipment and
technology to the residents of Windsor/Essex and all we serve,”
says Malissa Gauthier, Windsor Regional Hospital Chief Financial
Officer and Vice President, Corporate & Laboratory Services.
“We are excited to be collaborating with GE HealthCare to support
outstanding care for our patients in a way that is financially
sustainable, both now and as we plan for the new hospital.”
Modelled on the success of the GE HealthCare MES collaboration
with Humber River Hospital, now in its eighth year, the benefits
for the WRH community are expected to be substantial. In addition
to new and advanced diagnostic equipment, with replacements as
technology evolves, patients and healthcare providers can
anticipate that this arrangement could help WRH along its journey
toward increased accuracy, speed and stability of diagnostic
imaging processes, helping achieve better diagnosis and treatment
for patients; shorter planned downtime of equipment with fewer
procedure cancellations; specialized training for staff, keeping
teams proficient as technology evolves and as new equipment is
introduced; predictable annual equipment costs and on-site service
support, reducing the financial impact of unplanned downtime,
equipment repairs or crisis replacement.
“GE HealthCare is here to serve the Windsor Regional community,
predictably providing new and innovative technology to support
their healthcare teams over the long-term,” says Mike Hamilton,
President & CEO, GE HealthCare Canada. “As healthcare continues
to evolve, our collaboration will help support clinicians and staff
to deliver precision healthcare with improved workflows and reduced
stress, allowing them to spend more time focused on their
patients.”
The agreement will continue to be in place as WRH plans for and
transitions technology and services to the new Windsor/Essex acute
care hospital, which under current Infrastructure Ontario forecasts
is expected to open in 2030.
ABOUT WINDSOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Windsor Regional Hospital is the 15th largest hospital in the
Province of Ontario and the 7th largest community teaching
hospital, serving a population of about 400,000 people in Windsor
and Essex County along with providing tertiary and quaternary care
to thousands more. The hospital is responsible for all acute care
services in Windsor and currently operates out of two campuses -
the Met Campus and the Ouellette Campus – and provides regional
services such as Complex Trauma, Renal Dialysis, Cardiac Care,
Stroke and Neurosurgery, Intensive Care, Acute Mental Health,
Family Birthing Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric
Services, and Regional Cancer services.
ABOUT GE HEALTHCARE
GE HealthCare (GEHC) is a leading global medical technology,
pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator,
dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data
analytics to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more
effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and
happier. Serving patients and providers for more than 100 years, GE
HealthCare is advancing personalized, connected, and compassionate
care, while simplifying the patient’s journey across the care
pathway. Together our Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions,
and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics businesses help improve patient care
from prevention and screening, to diagnosis, treatment, therapy,
and monitoring. We are an $18 billion business with 51,000
employees working to create a world where healthcare has no
limits.
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- Windsor Regional Hospital
Anu Kapoor
GE HealthCare
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Xposure PR
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