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SAN DIEGO -- Wilkes Regional Medical Center of North Wilkesboro, N.C., has awarded a $1 million contract to DR Systems for an enterprise-wide implementation of the company's Dominator(TM) PACS. E[acute accent]Wilkes Regional has a McKesson hospital information system but opted to install DR Systems' "best of breed" PACS. The hospital currently performs approximately 60,000 radiology exams per year. The center plans to add a new outpatient center by 2007.

E[acute accent]The hospital's new PACS system will feature:

E[acute accent]--A unified system that includes web distribution of images, report and audio summary, printing, faxing, document imaging, 3-D, billing capture and archive

E[acute accent]--Common user-friendly interface at all the PACS workstations

E[acute accent]--Referring doctors' ability to clinically review automatically downloaded images and reports at their home or office

E[acute accent]--Instant access to 'in progress' study images and audio summaries by ER or OR doctors

E[acute accent]--Patented automated hanging protocols for radiologists and output preferences for referring physicians

E[acute accent]DR Systems was rated the #1 PACS vendor by MD Buyline in its July 2005 Intelligence Report; ranked #2 by KLAS in their 2004 Top 20 Year End Best in KLAS Community Clinical and Ancillary Solutions Report; and ranked #3 in their 2004 Top 20 Year End Best in KLAS Acute Care Report.

E[acute accent]About Wilkes Regional Medical Center

E[acute accent]Wilkes Regional Medical Center is a JCAHO accredited hospital owned by the town of North Wilkesboro and governed by the Hospital Operating Corporation, a volunteer team of community leaders. The hospital is licensed for 130 beds, including a 10-bed skilled nursing unit. For more information, access www.wilkesregional.org/nodes/1.aspx.

E[acute accent]About DR Systems, Inc.

E[acute accent]DR Systems, Inc. is the leading independent provider of scalable, film-free medical systems and paperless information systems for diagnostic imaging centers and hospitals. Since 1993, the company has helped more than 250 hospitals and imaging centers improve the management of patient information, eliminate film costs and increase workflow speed, all while providing better clinical quality and patient care. DR Systems' unified RIS/PACS integrates numerous tools to improve financial performance and productivity, including: client-server distribution and Web-based distribution; patented, automated hanging protocols for radiologists; and the report format preferences of individual referring physicians.