VA purchases 15 Zargis Cardioscan systems

Aug. 11, 2010

July 30, 2010 (Stamford, CT): Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp., today announced that the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, a northern California based hospital group that is part of The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nationwide network of hospitals, recently purchased 15 Zargis Cardioscan systems.

The VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) consists of three inpatient facilities and seven outpatient clinics located in Palo Alto, California and the surrounding region. Affiliated with the Stanford University School of Medicine, VAPAHCS is also a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. VAPAHCS serves more than 85,000 enrolled veterans.

The Zargis Cardioscan heart sound analysis software is designed to help healthcare practitioners analyze cardiac sounds for the identification and classification of suspected heart murmurs, which can be signs of heart disease. In conjunction with the Web-enabled TeleSteth platform, the system also allows healthcare professionals to transmit physiological sounds to colleagues located anywhere in the world.

Sponsored Recommendations

Explore how healthcare leaders are shifting from reactive maintenance to proactive facility strategies. Learn how data-driven planning and strategic investment can boost operational...
Navigate healthcare's facility challenges. Get strategies to protect assets and ensure long-term stability.
Join Claroty, Cisco, and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) on-demand as they uncover the reasons behind common pitfalls encountered by hospitals in network segmentation efforts...
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) in healthcare encompass OT assets and systems, along with a proliferation of connected devices. This includes clinical assets, medical devices, building...