GE HealthCare and a six-hospital New York nonprofit health system have struck a 10-year, $500 million strategic partnership that will outfit the provider’s facilities with advanced imaging, AI and other technologies.
The deal with Catholic Health, referred to by GE HealthCare as a Care Alliance, is among the medical technology company’s largest such partnerships to date and is expected to result in new service line expansions as well as improved care, the partners said in their Thursday morning announcement.
It’s slated to add more than 1,300 new pieces of technology across over 40 hospital and outpatient sites, about half of which will arrive within the agreement’s initial three years. The first rollouts will hit care sites “within months,” per the announcement, and include contrast-enhanced mammography, diagnostic imaging capabilities for multiple modalities and maternal-infant care monitoring tools.
The organizations said this arrangement—which comprises a multivendor service agreement covering delivery, maintenance, education and training—will be cheaper for Catholic Health than standard, piece-by-piece purchasing of equipment “thanks to unitary payments and accelerators, which can allow Catholic Health to reinvest resources in technology modernization, expanded patient access and clinical program growth.”
“This service component helps distinguish the Care Alliance from a traditional equipment agreement, positioning GE HealthCare as a long-term partner in supporting equipment performance and reliability across the system,” the organizations said.
The Care Alliance includes operational and workflow support for Catholic Health’s clinical team, most notably “an embedded cardiovascular scientist” that works alongside clinicians to provide patient care insights.
The partnership also brings AI, cloud and software components that focus on reducing manual tasks and “ease cognitive load for clinicians,” they said. A cloud-based radiology operations platform called Imaging 360, for instance, unifies workflows and offers a multi-site view of an organization’s imaging operations.
“This Care Alliance represents an important investment in the future of health care on Long Island and reflects Catholic Health’s commitment to innovating in ways that improve how care is delivered,” Gary Havican, interim president and CEO as well as chief operating officer of Catholic Health, said in the announcement. “By combining Catholic Health’s clinical expertise and commitment to compassionate, high-quality care with GE HealthCare’s advanced technology, AI-driven tools, and digital capabilities, we are enhancing our ability to deliver precision care, expand access to specialized services closer to home, and create a more seamless experience for patients and clinicians. The partnership also gives our physicians and care teams a meaningful voice in shaping the future of care so innovation is guided by real clinical and patient needs.”
Catholic Health’s cardiology, oncology, neurology and women’s health service lines are slated for expansion thanks to the partnership, the organizations said. New equipment to be delivered covers CT, nuclear medicine, X-ray, diagnostic cardiology, anesthesia, ultrasound and other modalities.
Catholic Health employs more than 17,000 people across its Long Island footprint, which includes over 1,900 hospital beds. The integrated care delivery system reported $3.7 billion of net revenue last year, according to its 2025 annual report, and in December wrapped a $500 million patient care pavilion at its Good Samaritan University Hospital.
GE HealthCare, which spun out of General Electric in 2023, is a $20.6 billion business that, alongside a down first quarter, recently announced a “strategic evolution of its operations and executive leadership team” that included a rearrangement of some business segments. The company has struck similar Care Alliance deals with other health systems in recent years, including Sutter Health, San Diego Health, Hartford HealthCare, UCSF Health, Duke Health and Queen’s Health Systems.