Four Ontario providers transition to a unified cloud imaging platform
Sectra has announced the implementation of its fully managed cloud enterprise imaging solution, Sectra One Cloud, across four healthcare providers in Ontario, Canada: Hamilton Health Sciences, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Norfolk General Hospital, and West Haldimand General Hospital.
According to the company, the city-wide implementation will consolidate radiology and breast imaging across 16 sites into a single cloud environment. The hospitals, located in southwestern Ontario, serve a population of more than two million people and previously operated using two separate radiology solutions.
By moving to a unified cloud-based enterprise imaging platform, the organizations aim to strengthen collaboration and optimize imaging workflows across the region.
Unified access to radiology and breast imaging
The five-year agreement, signed during Sectra’s fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025/2026, primarily covers radiology and breast imaging modules. Sectra estimates the contract will support more than 3.6 million imaging examinations over the five-year period.
The company stated that Sectra One Cloud is a fully managed service in which Sectra is responsible for system operations, monitoring, optimization, continuous upgrades, and 24/7 support. The platform is also designed to strengthen security around system operations and patient privacy while providing scalability for increasing imaging volumes and future imaging specialties.
"With Sectra One Cloud, our regional teams gain faster and more reliable access to images whenever and wherever they are needed. Its high availability will make a real difference in our ability to provide timely, world-class care," said Dr. John Donnellan, Chief, Diagnostic Services, Hamilton Health Sciences.
Supporting regional collaboration
According to Sectra, consolidating imaging into a single cloud instance is intended to improve collaboration between the participating healthcare organizations.
"Sharing a common cloud-based imaging system allows for enhanced collaboration across St. Joe's and partner hospitals. It improves clinician access to real-time imaging information which is invaluable when making critical decisions. Sectra's advanced system supports better continuity of care and an improved experience for both patients and care teams," said Rick Badzioch, Vice President, Renal, Ambulatory Services and Clinical Support Programs, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.
Erin McNeice, Integrated Director of Diagnostic Services at West Haldimand General Hospital and Norfolk General Hospital, added: “Implementing Sectra One Cloud marks an important step forward for our organizations. It enables our teams at Norfolk General Hospital and West Haldimand General Hospital to access diagnostic images seamlessly and collaborate more effectively with regional partners. By moving to a unified, cloud-based solution, we are strengthening our ability to provide timely, high-quality care to the communities we serve, both now and into the future.”
Nader Soltani, President of Sectra in Canada, said: "Moving to a unified, cloud-based imaging solution is not just a technology shift, it is a strategic move that empowers care teams to work smarter and closer together. It lays the groundwork for scalable, data-driven diagnostics that can evolve with future healthcare needs. We are proud to support them on this journey toward more coordinated care across the region."
Sectra said its enterprise imaging platform uses a vendor neutral archive (VNA) as its core architecture, allowing healthcare organizations to expand imaging services and specialties without replacing the underlying backend infrastructure.
Source: Sectra
