TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2006--GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today the preview and the public announcement of the Capital Campaign of Pepin Heart Hospital & Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute in Tampa, Fla., the next generation all-digital, state-of-the-art facility developed around GE's cardiovascular and integrated information technologies (IT).
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2006--Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE:CSU) and GE Healthcare Financial Services today announced the formation of a joint venture to acquire five senior housing communities from a third party. The new venture will be funded by Capital Senior Living and GE Healthcare Financial Services, demonstrating both companies' significant commitment to long-term care real estate. Under the venture agreement, Capital Senior Living will earn management fees and may receive additional incentive distributions.
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CHALFONT ST GILES, England & OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2006--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), and PhotoCure ASA (OSE:PHO), today announced a licensing agreement that grants GE Healthcare exclusive global rights outside of the US and the Nordic region to market and distribute PhotoCure's product Hexvix(R) (hexaminolevulinate), an optical molecular imaging agent intended for the diagnosis and monitoring of bladder cancer. PhotoCure will be responsible for manufacturing and Nordic distribution of the product.
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BARRINGTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2006--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today the completion of the acquisition of IDX Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:IDXC), a leading healthcare information technology (IT) provider. Together, GE Healthcare, a global leader in medical imaging, healthcare services, life sciences and information technology, and IDX will create a leading healthcare IT vendor with one of the most comprehensive suites of clinical, imaging and business information systems available.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2005--
Modern Reading Room Featuring Advanced Technology and Ergonomic Solutions Scheduled to Open in December in Baltimore; GE's Technologies to Enable Filmless Interpretation of Patient Images
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today that the company is bringing the radiology reading room of the future to reality at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, a division of the VA Maryland Health Care System, in December.
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GE Healthcare introduced today the company's new Discovery VCT, the world's first true 64-slice combination positron emission tomography and volume computed tomography (PET/CT) system for cardiac imaging applications. Launched at the 91st annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago, GE's new Discovery VCT has the potential to transform the way physicians diagnose and treat heart disease and other life-threatening illnesses.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2005--Performance artists are rolling giant molecules down the streets of Chicago today, as GE Healthcare welcomes more than 60,000 healthcare professionals to the 91st annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting being held at McCormick Place Convention Center from Sunday, November 27 through Thursday, December 1.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2005--
GE Highlights Vision of Enabling an "Early Health" Model of Care Focused on Earlier Diagnosis, Pre-Symptomatic Disease Detection and Disease Prevention
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today kicked off its participation in the 2005 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago, highlighting new technologies that will enable an "early health" model of care in the future, focused on earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic disease detection and disease prevention.