BridgeWave Communications, the leading supplier of gigabit wireless solutions, today announced that Franciscan Health System deployed multiple gigabit wireless links, providing secure transmission of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), voice, and data communications between several hospitals and its service center. Franciscan Health System selected BridgeWave’s unlicensed 60 GHz radios for uninterrupted gigabit connectivity and ultra-low latency performance. Since its founding in 1891, Franciscan Health System, based in Tacoma, Wash., has provided patients in the state of Washington with comprehensive healthcare services through its five hospitals, primary and specialty care medical group, same-day surgery centers, hospice and palliative care services, occupational

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