Philips Signs USD 16M Long-Term To Bring Big City Rural Hospital

Royal Philips recently announced that it has signed a five-year partnership with a rural South Carolina hospital, helping to bring cutting-edge imaging tech to a smaller-sized organization.

This continues a trend as the Amsterdam-based company looks to lend more stability and predictability to the acquisition of new diagnostic technology. Officials with Regional Medical Center (RMC) in Orangeburg, South Carolina, said signing such a $16 million agreement will help the small provider to take some of the complexity and guesswork out of its long-term imaging strategy.

“Delivering truly outstanding care requires our clinical teams to be at the forefront of the latest developments in medicine,” President and CEO Charles Williams said in a statement. “Having access to quality imaging solutions is key to getting to a faster diagnosis and treatment, which will enable us to continue to expand care and ultimately improve patient outcomes,” he added.

Located about an hour from Charleston, RMC is the sole acute care provider covering a 2,400-square-mile radius in South Carolina. It includes a 286-bed hospital, along with 24 primary care and specialty practices in the region, and a brand new $8.6 million emergency care facility in the city of Denmark.

Signing such a partnership, officials noted, will allow RMC to standardize imaging platforms and integrate workflows across the enterprise. This will permit providers to quickly access patient data to help make quicker care decisions, those involved said.