Windsor announces MES agreement with GE HealthCare
January 25, 2023
WINDSOR, Ont. – Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) and GE HealthCare announced a 15-year Managed Equipment Service (MES) agreement to deliver innovative technology solutions and services to the communities WRH serves. The agreement is designed to help enable better patient outcomes, improve efficiencies for clinicians and staff, and expected significant cost savings to the hospital for years to come. This collaboration between GE HealthCare and the WRH clinical engineering team will provide system predictability and service resilience to help WRH deliver the future of healthcare.
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