-- MPD Ultrasound Group Wins PLA Ultrasound Tender for Second Consecutive Year
BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Chindex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDX), a leading independent American provider of western healthcare products and services in the People’s Republic of China, announced today that its Medical Products division has been awarded the contract as the main supplier for premium clinical application whole body color ultrasound systems to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) hospital system in China for their 2008 procurement program.
Under the terms of the ultrasound tender, the PLA has agreed to purchase at least 17 Siemens ACUSON Sequoia(TM) ultrasound systems to be installed in PLA hospitals throughout China. The Sequoia system provides the ultimate in clinical imaging and applications across the various ultrasound specialties. The contract was awarded to Chindex for the supply of the Siemens ultrasound systems through an annual public tendering process conducted by the PLA Health Department. The PLA hospital system is the largest centrally-administered hospital network in China, comprised of nearly 200 institutions.
Chindex CEO Roberta Lipson commented from Beijing, "We are thrilled to announce this major contract award in our Medical Products division. This award is evidence of Chindex’s 25-year history as an excellent supplier and service provider to the PLA hospital system and it is a testament to the continued high-quality of the Siemens color ultrasound products, for which Chindex is the exclusive national distributor in China. The 2008 year procurement program will be shipped over the next several months." Lipson continued, "The near-term disruption we encountered from the earthquake and Olympics is subsiding in the Medical Products division and we continue to be optimistic about this division’s revenue performance in the second half of the fiscal year 2009."
About Chindex International, Inc.
Chindex is an American healthcare company that provides healthcare services and supplies medical capital equipment, instrumentation and products to the Chinese marketplace, including Hong Kong. It provides healthcare services through the operations of its United Family Hospitals and Clinics, a network of private primary care hospitals and affiliated ambulatory clinics in China. The Company’s hospital network currently operates in the Beijing and Shanghai metropolitan areas. The Company sells medical products manufactured by various major multinational companies, including Siemens AG and Intuitive Surgical, which are the Company’s exclusive distribution partners for the sale and servicing of color doppler ultrasound systems and surgical robotic systems respectively. It also arranges financing packages for the supply of medical products to hospitals in China utilizing the export loan and loan guarantee programs of both the U.S. Export-Import Bank and the German KfW Development Bank. With twenty-seven years of experience, approximately 1,200 employees, and operations in China, Hong Kong, the United States and Germany, the Company’s strategy is to expand its cross-cultural reach by providing leading edge healthcare technologies, quality products and services to Greater China’s professional communities. Further company information may be found at the Company’s websites, http://www.chindex.com and http://unitedfamilyhospitals.com .
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