Case Study: Hospital Demarini Implemented Davix PACS/RIS and Improved Response Times and Medical Collaboration

The Hospital Regional Docente de Medicina Tropical "Julio Cesar Demarini Caro" is a level II-2 public hospital located in La Merced, Chanchamayo, in the central jungle region of Peru. With over 120 medical specialists and more than 7,200 patients served, it is the referral hospital for the entire province of Chanchamayo and the surrounding rural areas.

When the hospital needed to modernize its medical imaging management, it chose Davix PACS/RIS.

The Client

The Context: A Public Hospital in Peru's Central Jungle

Hospital Demarini is not just any hospital. Located in La Merced — the capital of Chanchamayo, in Peru's central jungle — it is the referral center for a vast region that includes hard-to-reach rural areas.

The hospital handles:

• 24/7 emergencies with high demand from accidents and tropical diseases
• General and laparoscopic surgery with complex procedures
• Pediatrics with critical care
• Nephrology with a peritoneal dialysis program
• Epidemiological surveillance for dengue, respiratory infections, and HIV

In this context, efficient management of medical images — X-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans — is critical. Physicians need rapid access to prior studies, radiologists must report quickly, and errors have direct consequences for patient care.

The Challenge

Before Davix, Hospital Demarini faced the typical problems of a public hospital without a digital PACS:

1. Images in physical format or local storage: X-ray films and studies were stored physically or on local machines without centralized backup.

2. Limited collaboration: Physicians from different departments (surgery, emergency, pediatrics) could not share images in real time. If a surgeon needed to view a CT scan from the emergency department, they had to wait or physically walk over.

3. Slow radiology reporting: Without a digital workflow, radiology reports depended on manual processes that delayed clinical decision-making.

4. Risk of errors: Without a centralized system, there was a risk of lost studies, mismatched reports, or unnecessary duplicate exams.

5. No integrated imaging history: For recurring patients (especially those in dialysis and epidemiological surveillance programs), there was no accessible imaging history to compare with prior studies.

The Solution: Davix PACS/RIS

Hospital Demarini implemented Davix PACS/RIS, Davix's cloud-based imaging and diagnostics system:

• PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System): Centralized storage of all the hospital's DICOM images, accessible from any department and device with an internet connection.
• RIS (Radiology Information System): Management of the radiology workflow — from study request to signed report delivery.
• Web DICOM viewer: Physicians from any department view images directly in the browser, with no special software required.
• Centralized worklist: Radiologists see all pending, in-progress, and completed studies in a single panel.
• Patient imaging history: Every patient has an accessible imaging history, enabling comparison with prior studies.

The Results

Francis Jose Chuquirachi Panduro describes the impact as a "before and after":

Efficient image management

"Gestionamos imagenes y reportes con mayor eficiencia." (We manage images and reports with greater efficiency.)

With Davix PACS, all of the hospital's images are centralized in the cloud. No films get lost, no CDs go missing, no studies are duplicated because a physician could not find the previous one.

Real-time collaboration

"Colaboramos en tiempo real." (We collaborate in real time.)

This is perhaps the most significant change for a hospital with multiple departments. Now:

• The surgeon can view a CT scan that the emergency department just performed, without leaving their office
• The pediatrician can review an X-ray of a patient under observation
• The nephrologist can compare current images with prior studies from the dialysis program
• Radiologists can consult with each other on complex cases, viewing the same images simultaneously

Error reduction

"Reducimos errores." (We reduced errors.)

A centralized PACS eliminates entire categories of errors:

• No mix-ups of studies between patients
• No lost images
• No misplaced reports
• Duplicate studies are automatically detected

Faster care and higher satisfaction

"Esto ha mejorado los tiempos de atencion y la satisfaccion general de nuestros pacientes." (This has improved response times and overall patient satisfaction.)

In a 24/7 emergency hospital, the speed of diagnosis can be decisive. With Davix PACS/RIS, the time between taking a study and making the report available was significantly reduced.

Client Testimonial

"El sistema PACS/RIS de Davix marco un antes y un despues. Gestionamos imagenes y reportes con mayor eficiencia, colaboramos en tiempo real y reducimos errores. Esto ha mejorado los tiempos de atencion y la satisfaccion general de nuestros pacientes."

(Davix's PACS/RIS system was a before-and-after moment. We manage images and reports with greater efficiency, collaborate in real time, and reduced errors. This has improved response times and overall patient satisfaction.)

— Francis Jose Chuquirachi Panduro, Hospital Regional Docente de Medicina Tropical "Julio Cesar Demarini Caro"

Why Davix for a Public Hospital?

Implementing a PACS in a public hospital involves constraints that don't exist in the private sector:

Davix Modules Used

Does Your Hospital Face the Same Challenges?

If you manage a hospital or clinic and still rely on physical films, CDs, or local image storage — Davix PACS/RIS can transform your operation.

• No servers: Everything in the cloud, with redundancy and automatic backups
• No long-term contracts: Monthly model, no lock-in commitment
• Transparent pricing: All plans published at davix.ai/precios/pacs-ris/
• Rapid implementation: No hardware to install, no months of configuration

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