Company Profile
Northwest PACS Network, Inc. (NwPACS), a Systems Integrator owned by Columbia Ventures Corporation, one of Washington’s largest private companies, provides state-of-the-art solutions for the capture, retrieval, networking, display, transmission and storage of medical digital images while charging only a simple “fee-per-study” thereby achieving a superior value-to-cost ratio.

We accomplish this by COMBINING:

• Linux-based, WWW-enabled proprietary PACS software from Intelerad Medical Systems (we are the exclusive distributor in the Northwest);
• KODAK leading-edge filmless radiology hardware (where desired);
• Dell computer products; and
• Ultra-secure, off-site, redundant digital image storage,

WITH:

• Our own Intel-based servers and mass-storage devices that are designed and assembled by our own technicians, and
• A commitment to customer service excellence with active monitoring of system performance throughout the life of the relationship.

Our Vision
We bring 21st Century digital image technology to the health services industry in such a way as to set the industry’s highest value standard for providing end-to-end PACS solutions, including hardware, software, support and management services.

Our Philosophy
We are determined to create “mission critical” hardware/software solutions that make sense from each user’s perspective, from an administrator’s perspective, and from the financial viewpoint. Our goals are to make a difference and to enjoy the journey - and to share the satisfaction of a job well done with our clients.

Background
Columbia Ventures Corporation founded NwPACS in 2001 for the express purpose of bringing affordable 21st Century digital image technology within reach of all health services providers, whether a small, rural hospital or a large research/teaching institution. Rather than creating new software or inventing exotic hardware, the goal was to fashion a package of leading-edge technology, a customer-centered focus and solid financing that would together form an exceptional value.

Intelerad started in 1999 as a spin-off from years of implementing PACS at one of Canada’s largest university teaching hospitals. The founders, who continue to be active in their business, have extensive backgrounds in medical imaging, physics, computer, electrical and biomedical engineering. Their PACS research and development work has been widely published and presented at many international conferences, winning various awards along the way. Their products are installed and operating in New Zealand, Canada, the United States and Europe. Intelerad’s Intelepacs software is currently archiving and managing in excess of 1,000,000 studies per year and this number is growing rapidly.