MILWAUKEE and HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2002--For the first time in the history of the U.S. Space Program, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be using commercially available heart monitoring and information systems for the important task of monitoring the health of astronauts while they work outside their spacecraft.
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MILWAUKEE and HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2002--For the first time in the history of the U.S. Space Program, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be using commercially available heart monitoring and information systems for the important task of monitoring the health of astronauts while they work outside their spacecraft.
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INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002--A new research and learning center formed by Indiana University School of Medicine and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies will help hospitals from around the country get the greatest benefit from the new world of digital, filmless X-rays and other medical diagnostic images.
The REWARDS(TM) Institute, housed in a new $7 million facility in the emerging technology park in downtown Indianapolis, will offer courses starting in March 2002.
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SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2002--As the ice hockey venues heat up with final round action in the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the health of the athletes is being preserved with the help of OEC MiniView(TM) 6800 mobile digital C-arms from GE Medical Systems. The medical team of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) chose the systems for their high quality, real-time imaging capability and ease of use, and GE donated the technology for the duration of the games.
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SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2002--As the ice hockey venues heat up with final round action in the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the health of the athletes is being preserved with the help of OEC MiniView(TM) 6800 mobile digital C-arms from GE Medical Systems. The medical team of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) chose the systems for their high quality, real-time imaging capability and ease of use, and GE donated the technology for the duration of the games.
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Acquisition to Expand GE's Wireless Healthcare Presence in Europe
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, a business unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today has finalized the acquisition of Danica Biomedical A/S, a Denmark-based provider of telemetry systems for healthcare organizations. The acquisition will allow GE to offer European healthcare providers with highly advanced wireless technologies that have EU radio frequency compliance, so patient information can be provided directly to physicians and nurses securely wherever they are in the hospital.
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