GE Healthcare’s High Efficiency Voluson Compact Series ultrasound imaging platforms reduce energy and paper consumption, enhance image acquisition and quality, and improve productivity by reducing scan time.
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Environmental Benefits
GE Healthcare's Voluson Compact ultrasound systems are among the most energy efficient in the industry. Due to decreased scan time and lower power consumption, a Voluson Compact consumes 1,300 kWh less electricity per year than compared to prior GE console-based technology for the same number of scans, a savings of 87%.
GE Healthcare's High Efficiency Voluson DICOM digital imaging feature enables the elimination of printouts for archival purposes. A hospital using the Voluson Compact can reduce archival printouts by 50% per year versus analog technology. This yields an annual reduction in ultrasound paper usage of 28 kg (62 lb) per machine per year compared to prior GE console-based technology. Alternatively, if a hospital were to leverage the Voluson Compact Series' decreased scan time to image as many as 2 additional patients per 10-hour day of operation, the hospital would avoid an increase in paper usage, assuming a 50% reduction in archival printouts per patient. (In some regions, DICOM is offered as an option rather than a standard feature.)
Operating Benefits
GE Healthcare's High Efficiency Voluson Series ultrasound imaging platforms enhance image acquisition and quality while improving productivity through reduced scan time. The Voluson Compact Series reduces scan time 12% compared to prior GE console-based technology, which could enable 2 additional patients to be scanned per 10-hour day of operation. In addition, GE's High Efficiency Voluson DICOM digital imaging feature enables the elimination of printouts for archival purposes. Assuming the same imaging volume, a hospital using the Voluson Compact reduces archival printouts by 50% per year versus analog technology. This would yield an annual reduction in ultrasound paper usage of 28 kg (62 lb) per machine, saving more than $15,000 per year compared to prior GE console-based technology. Alternatively, if a hospital were to leverage the Voluson Compact Series' decreased scan time to image as many as 2 additional patients per 10-hour day of operation, the hospital would still save more than $9,000 in paper costs, assuming a 50% reduction in archival printouts per patient.
