Carestream health

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Carestream Health
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedical and dental imaging systems; contract manufacturer/tollcoating; and non-destructive testing (NDT) products
Founded2007
HeadquartersRochester, New York, USA
Key people
David C. Westgate, Chairman, President and CEO
RevenueIncrease $1.9 Billion USD (2019)
OwnerOnex Corporation
Number of employees
4,400 (2020).[1]
Websitehttp://www.carestream.com/



Carestream Health, formerly Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group, is an independent subsidiary of Onex Corporation which is one of Canada's largest corporations.

Headquarters in Rochester, New York

History[edit | edit source]

In 2007, the Kodak Health Group was sold to Onex Corporation for $2.35 billion in cash.[2][3] Around 8,100 employees transferred to Onex, and Kodak Health Group was renamed Carestream Health. In April 2017, Carestream Health announced an agreement to sell its Dental Digital business to private equity firms Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and the Hillhouse Capital Management group, part of CareCapital Advisors Limited. Carestream Dental provides imaging systems and practice management software for general and specialist dental practices. The dental X-ray film and anesthetics business were not included in the agreement and remain with Carestream Health.[4]

Products[edit | edit source]

Products include: laser printers with dry film technology, DryView laser imaging film, computed radiography systems, digital radiography systems,[5] and other diagnostic imaging systems for the medical and dental imaging fields. Carestream Health owns more than 800 patents for medical and dental imaging technology. Digital imaging technologies include the DRX-1 series which allows a wireless connection between the digital X-ray detector and computer system (whether part of their static system or a mobile/portable radiography system).[6][7]

Medical and Dental Products

Non-Medical Products

  • Contract manufacturer / Precision coating offerings, including coating; pilot coating and development; hardcoating; PET manufacturing; TPU film manufacturing; solution preparation and delivery; analytical and quality testing; and converting and packaging.[10]
  • Non Destructive Testing Products, including: Computed Radiography and X-ray film.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Carestream - About us - LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com.
  2. "Kodak to Sell Health Group to Onex for up to $2.55 billion". Eastman Kodak. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  3. "Kodak Completes Sale of Health Group to Onex". Eastman Kodak. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  4. "Carestream Agrees to Sell Dental Digital Business to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Hillhouse/CareCapital". www.carestream.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Lahman: Carestream our best kept secret". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. 23 January 2015.
  6. "Mobile X-Ray - DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kits - Carestream".
  7. "Wireless Detector - DRX-1 System - Carestream".
  8. "Medical Imaging - Healthcare Information Technology - Carestream".
  9. "Medical Printing Systems - Medical Laser Imagers - Carestream". www.carestream.com.
  10. "Carestream Contract Manufacturing". Tollcoating by Carestream.
  11. "Non-Destructive Testing - Radiographic Testing - Carestream". www.carestream.com.

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