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Who We Are

Founded in 1954, Christie Innomed is committed to provide innovative medical technologies and leading-edge service solutions helping to maximize efficiency while improving the quality and the safety of patient care pathway in North America.  Christie Innomed is a leader in Medical Imaging Equipment Solutions, Health IT Solutions and Service Solutions & Multi-Vendor Services (MVS), with over 200 dedicated specialists serving more than 2,500 hospitals and clinics across Canada and the United States.
Our goal is to empower healthcare institutions to imagine more by providing innovative technologies in the areas of health IT solutions, medical imaging, medical informatics, and related services. By partnering with healthcare professionals, we aim to provide best-in-class technologies to help them detect and diagnose diseases earlier and with more confidence.
Our professionals assist hospitals and clinics to optimize their Imaging technologies and to increase performance outcomes in patient screening, diagnosis and treatment management. We provide extensive technical and clinical support to optimize workflows and manage modalities, thereby helping our clients to deliver the best care possible.

Our Mission

As a healthcare company, Christie Innomed is committed to positively impacting healthcare by delivering tailored medical imaging solutions and innovative services that enhance efficiency and improve the patient care pathway across North America. We will succeed by becoming the best-in-class Partner of Choice, while keeping the well-being of our employees, our customers and their patients, and the environment at the heart of our work every day.

Our Core Values

COLLABORATIVE

We are collaborative at heart. We emphasize cross-functional teamwork and nurture positive thinking and productive relationships, to develop partnerships that transcend borders.

SERVICE EXCELLENCE

Driven by a need to excel, we aim for the highest standards by anticipate needs, listening to feedback and following through on commitments.

INNOVATIVE

By being forward-thinking in our solutions, we adapt, evolve, and push boundaries, while taking calculated risks. We strive for continuous improvement.

AUTHENTIC

We act with integrity, by always putting trust first and foremost, owning our actions and decisions, and celebrating our company culture.

1954

FOUNDED IN MONTREAL BY ROBERT L. VACHON CHRISTIE GROUP LTD ENTERED THE MARKETPLACE AS A FILM & CHEMISTRY DISTRIBUTOR

1968

FUJIFILM EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR

1987

ACQUISITION OF INNOMED IMAGING TO BECOME CHRISTIE INNOMED

1987

EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR FOR SHIMADZU

2000

FUJIFILM’S SYNAPSE PACS FIRST INSTALLATION

2004

ROBERT M. VACHON (SON OF ROBERT L. VACHON) NOMINATED AS PRESIDENT AND CEO, REPRESENTING THE 2ND GENERATION OF THE VACHON FAMILY

2007

MEDICAL IMAGING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT NEURON RIS

2010

ACQUISITION OF STATDEV AND ALL PATIENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

2017

ACQUISITION OF HORIZON MEDICAL SERVICES — LAUNCH OF MULTI-VENDOR SERVICES DIVISION

2018

ACQUISITION OF RAD-LOGIC - CHRISTIE INNOMED BECOMES CANADA'S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF CLINICAL RIS SOFTWARE

2018

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PARTNERSHIP WITH IMAGIA

2019

ACQUISITION OF ARAMARK HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES ASSETS IN CANADA — CHRISTIE INNOMED BECOMES THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT MVS SUPPLIER IN CANADA

2019

EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN DISTRIBUTORSHIPS — LAUNCH OF ULTRASOUND IN CANADA

2019

LAUNCH OF ANGIOGRAPHY IN CANADA

2021

CHRISTIE INNOMED BECOMES A MANUFACTURER WITH ITS AURORA C-ARMS PRODUCT

2022

ACQUISITION OF COMP-RAY INC. - EXPANSION INTO THE US

2024

NICOLAS VACHON (GRANDSON OF ROBERT L. VACHON) NOMINATED AS PRESIDENT AND CEO, REPRESENTING THE 3RD GENERATION OF THE VACHON FAMILY

Executive Team

Nicolas Vachon

President and CEO

Jean Barrette

Vice-President, HealthCare IT Solutions

Carl DeCoste

Vice-President, Service, Medical Imaging & MVS

Danielle Dubeau

Senior Director, Corporate Services, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance

Rachael Golem

General Counsel

Muriel Haraoui

Executive Director, Marketing and Communications

Scott Jackson

Vice-President, Medical Imaging Solutions

Marc J. Ménard

Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

Maria Sampaio

Vice-President, Talent and Culture

Our Subsidiaries

Our Partners

Christie Innomed has been building trust-based relationships with the world’s largest suppliers of medical imaging equipment and information technology products for more than 65 years. We select complementary products, for most of which we have exclusive integration and distribution rights on the Canadian market.

Christie Innomed is always on the lookout for technological breakthrough and partnership opportunities with a view to constantly improve how we deal with our customers’ reality.

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Social responsibility and Sustainability 

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