Sectra Signs Contract with a Leading Healthcare Provider in Florida

Manatee Healthcare System, Inc., Florida has selected the IT and medical-technology company Sectra (STO:SECTB) as their PACS provider. Throughout a five year agreement, Sectra will supply PACS products and direct service and support to the Manatee Healthcare System.

The contract with Manatee Healthcare System shows that Sectra’s exceptional service and product performance continue to be validated by healthcare organizations across the US.

"Manatee Healthcare System, Inc. has an enterprise PACS between three facilities. We demand high-availability, integration with our other software vendors, and an efficient workflow for all radiology examinations to help facilitate the utmost quality in patient care. We look forward to working with Sectra, and expect they will meet and even exceed all of our PACS needs,” says Amy Thien, Radiology PACS Administrator, at Manatee Healthcare System.

Manatee Healthcare System, which includes Manatee Memorial Hospital, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, and Lakewood Ranch Imaging Center, conducting more than 160,000 radiology examinations annually, has served the Manatee County community for over 55 years. Manatee Healthcare System is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., one of the largest and most highly respected hospital management companies in the country. Manatee Memorial Hospital recently received the coveted UHS Service Excellence Award for 2007 as recognition for outstanding performance.

"The PACS user community now demands a proven combination of future-proof solutions and proactive service, delivered by competent professionals. Sectra’s customers have also come to expect our radiology IT solutions to continuously evolve to deliver against the changing clinical and business needs of the North American Radiology IT markets,” said Dr. John Goble, President of Sectra in North America.

In addition to direct sales efforts, Sectra continues to offer direct PACS service and support agreements to any customers who previous have purchased Sectra products through partners.

About Sectra’s medical operations

Sectra develops and sells IT-systems and products for radiology, mammography and orthopedic departments. More than 1,000 hospitals worldwide use the system daily, together performing over 45 million radiology examinations annually. This makes Sectra one of the world leading companies within systems for handling digital radiology images. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. In North America, Sectra’s direct sales, service and support operation delivers leading digital imaging and radiology information systems to multiple market segments, including large hospitals, imaging centers, community hospitals and orthopedic clinics.

About the Sectra Group

Sectra successfully develops and sells cutting-edge products in the expansive niche segments of medical systems and secure communication systems. The company was founded in 1978 and has its roots in the Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden. Today, Sectra has offices in eleven countries and operates through partners worldwide. Sales in the 2007/2008 fiscal year totaled SEK 743 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB exchange. For more information, visit www.sectra.com.

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