Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Philips Healthcare Saudi Arabia today announced signing a 6-year partnership with Associated Medical Enterprise Company (AMECO) to improve the delivery of care and patient outcome at the Obeid’s hospitals. The new deal covers Obeid hospitals in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Hofuf. This comprises installation, maintenance, upgrading and replacement of most of the medical imaging equipment (MRI & CT) and partly delivery of new equipment and solutions e.g. Ultrasound, Patient Care & Monitoring Solutions and X-ray. “The healthcare community in Saudi Arabia is dynamic and changing as the patient care is rapidly increasing,” said Mohamed Mostafa, Head of Philips Healthcare, Saudi Arabia. “This agreement provides AMECO sites all imaging and ICU/CCU equipment and solutions in Riyadh, Jeddah & Hofuf, with a long-term comprehensive maintenance agreement, aimed to increase patient throughput and overall operational performance. Philips and Obeid hospital are committing themselves to work together and enable the high innovation pace that is necessary to address future health care challenges in the private sector." “We are excited about this partnership that fits perfectly in our strategy and on an international level, it will provide our patients the best care and experience in the private sector,” said Dr. Mohammed A. Arnous, AMECO Chairman of the Board. “Our hospitals across the Kingdom will have access to state-of-the art of imaging solutions, Ventilators and Anesthesia solutions. This collaboration with Philips creates a model that delivers meaning and value to our patients.” Under this agreement, Philips will provide to AMECO the latest innovative technologies: › Ingenia MRI 1.5T; › Multiva MRI 1.5T; › iCT-SP 128 slice; › Ingenuity CT 64 slice; › Digital Mobile, 1 R/F System Juno; › US Epiq7; › 1 PCMS Package of Monitors, Ventilators, Anesthesia Machines, Defib’s & ECG’s.
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