GE Healthcare and New York’s six-hospital nonprofit health system have entered into a 10-year, $500 million strategic partnership to bring advanced imaging, AI and other technologies to the provider’s facilities.
The partnership with Catholic Health, which GE Healthcare calls Care Alliance, is one of the medical technology company’s largest partnerships to date and is expected to lead to improved care as well as the expansion of new service lines, both partners said in an announcement Thursday morning.
More than 1,300 new technologies will be added to more than 40 hospitals and outpatient facilities, about half of which will be implemented within the first three years of the agreement. Initial deployments will be introduced in medical settings “in the coming months” and include contrast-enhanced mammography, diagnostic imaging capabilities for multiple modalities, and maternal and infant care monitoring tools, according to the announcement.
The organizations said the arrangement, which consists of a multi-vendor service agreement covering delivery, maintenance, education and training, will be cheaper for Catholic Health than individual purchases of standard equipment “thanks to unified payments and accelerators,” allowing Catholic Health to reinvest resources in modernizing technology, expanding patient access and growing clinical programs.
“This service component helps differentiate Care Alliance from traditional equipment contracts and positions GE Healthcare as a long-term partner supporting system-wide equipment performance and reliability,” the organizations said.
Care Alliance includes operational and workflow support for Catholic Health’s clinical teams, specifically its “embedded cardiovascular scientists” who work with clinicians to provide insight into patient care.
The partnership will also introduce AI, cloud and software components focused on reducing manual labor and “reducing the cognitive load on clinicians.” For example, a cloud-based radiology platform called Imaging 360 unifies workflows and provides a multi-site view of tissue imaging.
“This Care Alliance represents a significant investment in the future of health care on Long Island and reflects Catholic Health’s commitment to innovate in ways that improve the way care is delivered,” Gary Habikan, Catholic Health’s interim president, CEO and chief operating officer, said in the announcement. “Catholic Health’s clinical expertise and commitment to compassionate, high-quality care will be recognized by GE “Combined with HealthCare’s advanced technology, AI-driven tools and digital capabilities, we are strengthening our ability to deliver precision care, expand access to specialty services closer to home, and create a more seamless experience for patients and clinicians. This partnership will also give our physicians and care teams a meaningful voice in shaping the future of care, driving innovation based on real clinical and patient needs.”
The organizations say Catholic Health’s cardiology, oncology, neurology and women’s health services will expand thanks to the partnership. The new equipment to be delivered will cover CT, nuclear medicine, X-ray, cardiac diagnostics, anesthesia, ultrasound and other treatments.
Catholic Health employs more than 17,000 people across its Long Island locations, including more than 1,900 hospital beds. The integrated health care delivery system reported $3.7 billion in net revenue last year and completed a $500 million patient care pavilion at Good Samaritan University Hospital in December, according to its 2025 annual report.
GE Healthcare, a $20.6 billion company spun out of General Electric Co. in 2023, recently announced a “strategic evolution of its business operations and leadership team,” including a reorganization of some business segments, following a weak first quarter. The company has similar Care Alliance agreements in recent years with other health systems, including Sutter Health, San Diego Health, Hartford HealthCare, UCSF Health, Duke Health and Queen’s Health Systems.
