Industry-leading healthcare solutions

The world’s first film-free PACS solution, Sectra PACS was initially installed in 1994. Today, hundreds of radiology departments around the world use Sectra PACS on a daily basis. Sectra PACS furnishes a robust, reliable, film-free system to help address the healthcare industry’s most pressing challenges.

Garnering top honors worldwide

Sectra products have earned numerous awards from organizations like KLAS, ECRI and Frost & Sullivan — leaders in healthcare-performance monitoring, consulting and research. In addition, the company has garnered top rankings in other independent studies: For several consecutive years, Sectra has received top rankings in the independent KLAS study. This customer survey, conducted among PACS users in over 140 U.S.-based healthcare institutions, evaluates the systems of eight leading vendors. In 2000, Sectra received similar accolades in a study conducted at the Hannover Medical School, Germany. A team of radiologists evaluated six market-leading PACS workstations for ease of use and performance; Sectra was rated highest in all of the categories evaluated. 

Proven, long-term industry experience

Sectra, based in Sweden, is one of the world’s leading providers of PACS solutions. The company evolved from research by scientists at Sweden’s Linköping Institute of Technology. In addition to furnishing medical IT, Sectra is also active in the areas of secure communication systems and wireless information systems. The company takes pride in:

• Involving users in the development process and encouraging ongoing communication with Sectra engineers 

• Offering continual training

Multi-Hospital Solutions

Sectra PACS Enterprise Edition can be customized to meet the clinical and business needs of any healthcare enterprise. Sectra PACS Enterprise Edition is the solution for large enterprises and hospital chains requiring a full-scale PACS they can rely on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Sectra PACS Enterprise Edition can be scaled to fit the needs of any healthcare enterprise. By offering a robust solution to the problems radiology departments face today, Sectra PACS enables enhanced workflow and more efficient healthcare.

Retrieving information PACS and RIS on the same screen: Just a click away

Thanks to intuitive, easy-to-use navigation in the information window, Sectra PACS enables radiologists to simultaneously review both images and RIS information for the same patient. This eliminates the need to switch back and forth between different views on the workstation.

TIGHT INTEGRATION IS THE KEY

“The PACS was an opportunity to optimize resources in an urban environment where there’s high volume, high need, and a radiologist shortage. Having the PACS has improved our clinical quality, eliminated film loss, optimized staff productivity, and created an environment where we can be future oriented. We’re basically on the cutting edge. It’s awesome what we’ve been able to accomplish”, Dr Locko says.

Dr Roberta Locko is chairman of the Department of Radiology for Harlem Hospital Center and responsible for radiology services in the Generations+/ Northern Manhattan Health Network, New York, USA.

Dr Patrick Malloy is the chairman of the radiology department at Danbury Hospital, a teaching healthcare institution serving 360,000 people in Connecticut and New York, USA. 

Enterprise plans to open a large outpatient imaging center outside of the hospital was an important reason to implement the PACS at Danbury Hospital. In the new, conveniently located outpatient imaging center, patients can have their radiology examinations performed without having to travel to the hospital. Radiologists can now review images at the two sites simultaneously, since the facilities share the same workflow manager and image archive.

“The greatest advantage in my opinion is the possibility for several doctors to look at the same image at the same time, but at different sites in the health care enterprise. This is especially important when treating trauma patients or Intensive Care Unit patients where constant availability to images is critical. It may even be a matter of life or death.” Dr Malloy says.