(13/02/2004) AGFA-GEVAERT : Spanish Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, partners with Agfa in 3.4 million euro pro

Agfa gains contract thanks to partnership attitude Mortsel / Belgium, February 13, 2004 The 1,345-bed Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain, has selected Agfa to implement a comprehensive CR (Computed Radiography) solution set and deliver maintenance services and dry film over a period of five years. The total project value is 3.4 million euros. 'Agfa has proven to us in the past that it is a real partner thinking along with its customers and helping them to solve their problems even when outside the scope of the specific project parameters,' says Ms. Luisa María Noeno Ceamanos, General Manager of the hospital. Miguel Servet is the largest hospital in the Autonomous Community of Aragón, and a reference hospital for healthcare centers throughout the Autonomy. With its decision to make the transition to digital imaging, purchasing 12 ADC(tm) digitizers, 12 ID stations, 8 DRYSTAR(tm) 5500 and 4 DRYSTAR 2000 dry imagers, it intends to increase radiography efficiency and establish a growth path for a completely digital environment at the three sites of the hospital and at its dependent centers. In addition, the ever-growing sensitivity to ecological issues in Spain was one of the key factors in the hospital's decision for transitioning from wet to dry film. Hospital Miguel Servet performs 271,000 radiology examinations each year. Hospital Miguel Servet has been an Agfa customer for years. 'Our relationship with Agfa has grown to be very strong,' says Ms. Luisa María Noeno Ceamanos. 'Agfa was the only vendor capable of offering the complete package, including equipment, cassettes, dry film and professional services during five years.' The Zaragoza-based public Hospital Miguel Servet groups three hospitals on the same campus: the General Hospital, the Traumatology Hospital and the Pediatric and Obstetric Hospital (Materno-Infantil). It employs over 5,000 people, 965 of which are doctors, providing healthcare to a population of 530,000 inhabitants. It counts over 1 million visits and 200,000 emergency visits a year. End of message About Agfa The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems, intended mainly for the graphics industry, healthcare, micrographics, motion picture and photography markets. Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is active in 40 countries and has 120 agents throughout the world. Together they achieved a turnover of 4,683 million euros in 2002. Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at: www.agfa.com. Agfa, the Agfa rhombus, ADC, DRYSTAR and See More. Do More. are trademarks of Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Belgium or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Contacts: Marcus Ostländer Manager Marketing Systems Solutions HealthCare Europe tel.: +32 (0) 3 444 93 26 e-mail: marcus.ostlander@agfa.com Geertrui De Smet PR and Events Manager HealthCare tel.: +32 (0) 3 444 73 06 fax: +32 (0) 3 444 72 85 e-mail: geertruidesmet@agfapress.com Johan Jacobs Corporate Press Relations Manager tel.: +32 (0)3 444 80 15 fax: +32 (0)3 444 74 85 e-mail: johan.jacobs@agfa.com (C) Companynews