At the European Congress of Radiology Carestream Health was showcasing a range of innovative radiology solutions designed to provide added convenience, time saving and cost efficiency for clinicians and IT staff. Solutions on show include: 
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, has been selected by ENEL-MED, a leading private healthcare provider in Poland, to install its IMPAX 6 Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) to serve the needs of its seven facilities and over 360 medical institution customers across over Poland. Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, has signed an agreement with the Bulgarian Ministry of Health to implement its sixth generation Picture Archiving and Communications System, IMPAX 6, at four of its leading sites in Bulgaria. 
At the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2009, this year's "Exhibit Europe Award" went to Siemens Healthcare. Each year the European Society of Radiology (ESR) honors one of the companies exhibiting at the Congress with this award in recognition of its special innovative strengths in science and technology as well as its high commitment to patient care and research. 
At the European Congress of Radiology, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) has launched Philips Utilization Services to help healthcare providers provide enhanced patient care by pinpointing and reducing unproductive time in imaging departments. 
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading supplier of speech solutions, announced that its SpeechMagic technology has been rolled-out at 12 sites of HCA International, central London's premier healthcare facility. Carestream Health announced the signing of a contract with Diakonische Dienste Hannover GmbH and the Röntgenpraxis am Marstall X-ray Clinic for one of its largest PACS installations in Germany to-date. Diakonische Dienste Hanover is one of Germany's largest welfare institutions and includes the Annastift, Friederikenstift and Henriettenstiftung Hospitals representing a total of 1026 hospital beds.