New Delhi, Delhi, India
The SonoSite India Liaison Office announced the expansion of its operations with the addition of two regional managers. SonoSite Inc. recently set up the Gurgaon-based Liaison Office and is actively engaged with it's distributor, United Medical Instruments (UMI) in conducting education seminars for cardiologists, radiologists and anesthesiologists in key cities around India.
"SonoSite's products are uniquely suited to address medical specialties across the diverse Indian health care environment due to their reliability, portability, ease of use and cost effectiveness in bringing high performance ultrasound to the point of patient care," said Pavan Behl, Country Manager, SonoSite India. "To demonstrate the product capabilities effectively and respond to the information needs of medical fraternity, we now have Mr. Anil Srivastava and Mr. Manish Vora on board as regional managers. Both have successful track records in the ultrasound industry in customer relationship management. Mr. Srivastava joins us from Philips and Mr. Vora from WiproGE Healthcare and will service customers with Ms. Alka Saini, who is our clinical applications specialist."
The Indian health care market offers an excellent opportunity for SonoSite due to the fact that it is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing in the world - comprising of more than 15,000 hospitals and 500,000 physicians. Investment in health care delivery is expected to grow by 12% - 15% per annum over the next five years to $48 billion representing 7% of GDP.
SonoSite recently won the prestigious 2005 Good Design Award in Japan and 2006 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for its MicroMaxx system, and is recognized as 2005's "Fastest Growing Medical Imaging Company" by Frost and Sullivan.
The Transformational Impact of Hand Carried Ultrasound
SonoSite, the recognized leader and innovator of the hand-carried ultrasound segment, shipped its first system in 1999, thereby ushering in a new era in diagnostic imaging where the benefits of high performance ultrasound could be brought to the point of care. Weighing between 1.5kg and 3.5kg, SonoSite's hand-carried systems boot up in seconds, are designed to withstand the rigors of highly mobile use and can operate on battery power for up to four hours.
The systems' mobility eliminate the delays, associated with the outpatient referral process or moving heavy, cart-based systems across hospital departments to scan patients. This can lead to increased accessibility and, improvement of patient care and safety and has the potential to reduce healthcare costs through earlier and more rapid diagnosis of diseases and conditions.
About SonoSite
SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO) (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader in hand-carried ultrasound, with an installed base of more than 25,000 systems. Headquartered near Seattle, Washington, USA, SonoSite is represented by eight subsidiaries and a global distribution network in over 75 countries. SonoSite's small, lightweight systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high performance ultrasound to the point of patient care.
Based in Grugaon, the SonoSite India Liaison Office supports its exclusive distributor United Medical Instruments (UMI) and a fast growing base of customers.
Tanvi Sharma, SonoSite, Inc., +91 11 26601800/ +91 9871058649 tanvi@positiveindia.biz
Source: SonoSite, Inc. (Business Wire India)
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