Alpha Medical Equipment and ASPYRA Announce Hostos Community College Adds AccessNET PACS to Teaching Program

Jacksonville, FL — January 25, 2016, ASPYRA, LLC (ASPYRA) and their Authorized Reseller Alpha Medical Equipment of NY announced today the implementation of ASPYRA’s AccessNET PACS as part of Hostos Community College’s educational programs.  This is just one facet of ASPYRA’s push to help reduce the cost of healthcare for our clients.  It will provide students at Hostos Community College the opportunity to gain experience on systems that they will use in real-world medical facilities.

Hostos’ unique "student success coach" program, along with an award-winning Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Development that offers professional development courses and certificate-bearing workforce training programs, take advantage of the equipment and systems with this addition to help students have a solid foundation as they move forward in the healthcare field.  For more about Hostos Community College, visit www.hostos.cuny.edu.

“We are committed to aiding educational facilities with real world systems at educational rates to help prepare students for the workplace while making it more affordable for the facility” states Gary Bennett, ASPYRA President.  “We have educational clients in New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Illinois, and Texas and are excited to include Hostos Community College in this ever-growing educational client base.”

About Alpha Medical Equipment

Alpha Medical Equipment is a dealer/distributor for Medical Diagnostic Imaging Equipment, including Radiography, Digital Mobile Radiography, Fluoroscopy, Angiography, Mammography, as well as ERCP and Electrophysiology Imaging. They provide products and services including taking projects from competitive bid to room planning, installation, training and service for New York, New Jersey and Northeastern Pennsylvania.  With staff averaging 20 to 40 years’ experience in medical imaging, they have the expertise to help all facility types.

About ASPYRA, LLC

ASPYRA is a privately held, global, Software and Services Company specializing in PACS and Laboratory Information Systems.  ASPYRA is recognized for providing flexible, engineered workflow solutions that include software, interfaces, and professional services to hospitals, imaging centers, specialty labs, reference labs, clinics, and orthopedic practices worldwide.  ASPYRA forges long-term partnerships and can help your business grow through four key values essential to today’s business-Adaptability, Efficiency, Collaboration and Throughput. If you would like to view a PDF version, please email jwallace@aspyra.com.

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