Carestream Health

Carestream Health

Type	Private
Industry	Medical and dental imaging and information technology solutions; contract manufacturer/tollcoating; advance materials; and non-destructive testing (NDT) products
Founded	2007
Headquarters	Rochester, New York, USA
Key people	Kevin Hobert, CEO Joseph F. Ruh, Esq., General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Revenue	$2.4 Billion USD (2014)
Owner	Onex Corporation
Number of employees	7,300
Website	http://www.carestream.com/

Carestream Health, formerly Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group, is an independent subsidiary of Onex Corporation, Toronto, Canada. Onex is one of Canada's largest corporations.

Headquarters in Rochester, New York

History

In 2007, Kodak Health Group was sold to Onex Corporation for $2.35 billion in cash, and up to $200 million in additional future payments if Onex achieved specified returns on the acquisition.^[1][2] Around 8,100 employees transferred to Onex, and Kodak Health Group was renamed Carestream Health. Prior to the sale, Kodak Health Group had revenue of $2.54 billion for the 12 months to 30 September 2006.

Products

Products include: laser printers with dry film technology, DryView laser imaging film, computed radiography systems, digital radiography systems,^[3] picture archiving and communications systems, systems for mammography and other imaging solutions for the medical and dental imaging fields. Carestream Health owns more than 800 patents for medical and dental imaging and information technology. Digital imaging technologies include the DRX1 series which allows a wireless connection between detector and computer system (whether part of their static system or a mobile/portable radiography system).^[4][5]

Medical and Dental Products

• Radiology department products for X-ray products and digital image processing , including: Digital radiography rooms and mobile/portable X-ray for general X-ray; Computed Radiography for general X-ray and mammographyapplications; Cone beam computed tomography for panoramic and cephalometric applications; and X-ray film for general and mammography applications.^[3][6]
• Medical printing products , including: Laser printers using dry film technology; and Managed Print Services.^[7][8]
• Healthcare IT products, including: Radiology information system (RIS); Picture archiving and communication system (PACS), including mammography and cardiology applications; and Vendor Neutral Archives (VNA).^[9]
• Dental Products, including: Dental restoration offerings; CAD/CAM for orthodontics; Digital imaging including scanners and cameras; Dental software such as practice management software; Cone beam computed tomography for panoramic and Cephalometric analysis applications; X-ray film and anesthetic products.^[10]

Non-Medical Products

• Contract manufacturer / Tollcoating offerings, including coating; pilot coating and development; hardcoating; PET manufacturing; TPU film manufacturing; solution preparation and delivery; analytical and quality testing; and converting and packaging.^[11]
• Advanced Materials, including Flexx ^[12] technology and research for the precision films and electronics markets.
• Non Destructive Testing Products, including: Computed Radiography and X-ray film.^[13]

References

1. "Kodak to Sell Health Group to Onex for up to $2.55 billion". Eastman Kodak. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
2. "Kodak Completes Sale of Health Group to Onex". Eastman Kodak. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
3. "Lahman: Carestream our best kept secret". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. 23 January 2015.
4. "Mobile X-Ray - DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kits - Carestream".
5. "Wireless Detector - DRX-1 System - Carestream".
6. "Medical Imaging - Healthcare Information Technology - Carestream".
7. http://www.carestream.com/med-printing.html
8. https://www.carestream.com/en/Managed-Print-Solutions/
9. "Radiology, News, Education, Service".
10. "Carestream Dental".
11. "Carestream Contract Manufacturing". Tollcoating by Carestream.
12. "FLEXX Film Products for OLED Displays, Flexible Electronics & More - Carestream Advanced Materials".
13. http://www.carestream.com/nondestructivetesting.html