GE Healthcare to Showcase New Products in Diagnostic, Ultrasound, Invasive Cardiology Lines
NEW ORLEANS--09 November 2008-- GE Healthcare continues to re-invent and re-imagine cardiology and the innovations that may help fuel the field through the future. At the 2008 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, in New Orleans this week, the company plans to showcase new products, new relationships and, above all, a new way to look at clinical practice.
Athlete Scans Identify Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury Before it Happens
Beijing, CHINA, 18 August, 2008 -- GE Healthcare along with Olympic medical leaders today announced at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, initial findings that recognize risks for sudden cardiac death and musculoskeletal injuries before they happen. The findings come from two Olympic athlete research studies conducted since the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games aimed at demonstrating that health monitoring and early intervention may lead to injury prevention and enhanced health.
10,000th InSiteExC Remote Connection Delivered to Alabama's Shoals Surgical Group
SHEFFIELD, AL , AUGUST 7, 2008 - GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), prides itself on outstanding service to complement its innovative technology. Remote technology is one example of how GE is transforming essential services into extraordinary outcomes. Today, the company has proudly announced its 10,000th InSiteExC remote connection when it delivered and installed a LOGIQ® e ultrasound unit to Shoals Surgical Group in northwest Alabama.
NEW CT SCANNER ABLE TO IMAGE RODENT HEART BEATING AT 600 BEATS-PER-MINUTE
WAUKESHA, Wis.--04 August 2008-- GE Healthcare announced today the commercial release of a new pre-clinical computed tomography scanner specifically designed to accelerate research in the areas of cardiac disease and drug development.
CHALFONT ST. GILES, England & TOTOWA, N.J.--24 July 2008-- GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), and Vital Signs, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for GE to acquire Vital Signs. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Vital Signs will receive $74.50 per share in cash for each Vital Signs share they own.
WAUKESHA, WI, JULY 23, 2008 -- GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions, announces a relationship with University of Phoenix to provide college credit for GE Healthcare Clinical Systems technical training. Forty-three of GE Healthcare's technical courses are eligible for credit with successful completion. Most of the courses are recognized as electives and can be used towards undergraduate degrees from the University of Phoenix.
