ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 7 -- Carestream Health, Inc., has signed agreements with healthcare institutions around the world that have implemented state-of-the-art digital medical imaging and healthcare IT systems from the company to serve as "Center of Excellence" sites.

"These organizations were specifically chosen because of their commitment to being on the leading edge of healthcare technology and patient care," said Michael W. Jackman, President, Healthcare Information Solutions, Carestream Health. "We will work closely with these healthcare providers to design, develop, test and implement our next generation of powerful digital solutions to enable operational efficiency as well as an enhanced patient experience."

The Center of Excellence sites are:
North America:

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA

Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Canada

Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY

University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY


(Imaging Center):

Borg Imaging Group, Rochester, NY



Latin America:

ABC Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico



Europe/Middle East:

Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

Hopital Fondation Saint Joseph, Paris, France

Florence Nightingale Krankenhaus Kaiserswerth, Dusseldorf, Germany

Grupo Hospitalario Quiron, Madrid, Spain

USL Ferrara -- Lagosanto Hospital, Lagosanto, Italy

Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait



Asia Pacific:

Hospitals and Health Services:

Hunter New England Health, NSW, Australia

Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital, Osaka, Japan

In addition to hosting visits for other healthcare providers who want to see products from Carestream Health in action, these facilities have agreed to collaborate on future innovations in digital medical imaging and healthcare IT. By providing a clinical test environment and expert insights, these organizations will help Carestream Health develop products tailored to the unique needs of healthcare customers around the world. Some of these products will carry the Kodak brand, as Carestream Health provides the innovation powering Kodak medical imaging and IT products.

The Center of Excellence facilities have implemented systems from the company's CARESTREAM Solutions portfolio that includes:

KODAK CARESTREAM radiology information system (RIS) which enables more efficient scheduling, ordering and billing of patient imaging exams;

KODAK CARESTREAM picture archiving and communications system (PACS) which provide radiologists with immediate electronic access to medical imaging exams and will enable faster and more efficient distribution of radiology reports and images to referring physicians and patients;

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