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Hospitals Get Healthy Dose of RFID

Overview Agility Healthcare Solutions, a new company formed by TrenStar to provide RFID-based management solutions to the healthcare industry, has announced its first contract. TrenStar, a Denver-based provider of RFID-enabled asset management solutions, announced the formation of its Agility subsidiary earlier this month. In a five-year deal valued at $3.9 million, Agility will deploy, operate and manage an RFID network to track mobile medical equipment at the three Virginia hospitals operated by Bon Secours Richmond Health System. The three facilities are St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond Community Hospital and the Memorial Regional Medical Center.

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Publisher	RFID Journal	File Format	HTML
Date Published	June 2004	Downloads	6
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications

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