GE Healthcare, formerly known as GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, is a $14 billion unit of General Electric. GE Healthcare, formed in 2000, consists primarily of two business subunits: GE Healthcare Technologies and GE Healthcare Biosciences.
The portfolio of GE Healthcare includes medical imaging and information technologies, patient monitoring systems and health care services. Since its inception, GE Healthcare has made huge inroads in the health care IT market.
GE Healthcare has acquired Triple G Systems Group, a leading producer of laboratory information systems and French-based Thales Ultrasound Probes, a supplier of transducer for ultrasounds and Finnish-based Instrumentarium, a leading producer of anesthesia and critical care systems. In October, 2005 GE Healthcare announced that it was to acquire IDX Systems, a clinical software company.
This has led to the strengthening of GE’s position with regards to product offerings for healthcare providers.
The Biosciences subunit has also successfully acquired Amersham, is a leading producer of diagnostic imaging technology as well as drug research and development technology solutions.
|