May 1, 2007—Carestream Health Inc, Rochester, NY, began operations today as an independent company with more than 8,100 employees working in 150 countries around the world.
“We couldn’t be more excited,” said Carestream CEO Kevin Hobert. “We now have an incredible opportunity to build on our history of innovation and to invest in our future and grow our business. Customers around the world are choosing Carestream Health to help them transition to an all-digital workflow. Our global teams provide customized health care IT solutions that deliver results, enabling our customers to improve both the cost and the quality of patient care.”
Prior to its acquisition by Onex Corp, Toronto, Carestream was the Health Group of Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, NY. Carestream Health will continue to use the Kodak brand with its products, and now owns all former Health Group sub-brands, including Carestream, DirectView, Softdent, Industrex, X-sight and PracticeWorks.
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