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Business News | Dubai | Staff
Reporter | Wednesday, March 28, 2007
GE Healthcare signs MoU with United Medical to
provide diagnostic equipment
(Dubai Health & News) GE Healthcare has signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi-based United Medical for providing
diagnostic imaging equipment for Allied Diagnostic Centres, owned and
managed by United Medical. GE Healthcare had unveiled modern diagnostic
solutions and technologies at Arab Health 2007 in January.
The MoU will support United Medical's expansion plans for its Allied
Diagnostic Centres in the region. United Medical already has established
centres in Dubai and at Muscat Private Hospital, Sultanate of Oman.
"GE reiterates its 'Healthcare Re-imagined' approach with our
latest range of diagnostic solutions and technologies. These encourage
healthcare providers and the public to shift their focus from late
disease detection to early health, which presents many more treatment
options," said Mr Isam Moursy, General Manager at GE Healthcare for
the MEACAT region. "United Medical has the same operational
philosophy and our partnership will further strengthen the focus on
early disease detection and prevention."
"Our partnership with GE Healthcare, the leading providers of
imaging technology, will provide Allied Diagnostic Centres with the
capability to address the growing need to focus on the increased demand
for early detection of ill-health in the population," said Mr Peter
Blackburn, COO of United Medical. "Clinical success rates in
treating conditions, which just a few years ago gave very poor prognosis
for sufferers, depend on early detection, and we have demonstrated our
commitment to remaining at the forefront of healthcare diagnostics for
the benefit of patients by entering into this agreement."
Currently, Allied Diagnostics has plans to open a new centre in Sharjah
and second centre in Muscat during this year. These new centres will be
equipped with the latest CT, 1.5T MRI and Ultrasound scanners from GE
that will provide a wide range of specialised imaging diagnostics for
clinicians, thus bringing significant benefit to an increasing number of
patients.
An additional 10 Allied Diagnostic centres are planned to be opened in
GCC countries.
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From left to right: Isam Moursy - General
Manager at GE Healthcare for the MEACAT region; Reinaldo Garcia -
President and CEO, GE Healthcare International; Peter Blackburn - COO,
United Medical, and Richard di Benedetto, Vice-President, Sales at GE
Healthcare for EMEA region together at the agreement signing ceremony
between GE Healthcare and United Medical.
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