Load balancing GE HealthCare Centricity PACS

Updated on April 7, 2025
Published on July 23, 2024

About GE Healthcare Centricity PACS

The GE Centricity suite of products for Enterprise Imaging provides a common viewing, workflow and archiving medical imaging solution which integrates PACS, RIS, CVIT, VNA and cloud-based sharing solutions.

For caregivers to work effectively, peak performance of these applications is crucial. Doctors demand instant image and data retrieval, zero downtime, and systems which are easy to maintain with simple security updates.

Clustering multiple load balanced GE Centricity PACS servers provides product managers with a fast cost-effective, highly available and scalable solution, in an environment where study volume is ever increasing.

Key benefits of load balancing

In an industry where uptime saves lives, our extensive experience means we can design unbreakable solutions to enterprise imaging’s unique challenges. Learn how to load balance GE Healthcare Centricity PACS for a solution that is:

  • cost-effective
  • highly available
  • scalable

How to load balance GE Healthcare Centricity PACS

Deployment Concept

The load balancer can be deployed in 4 fundamental ways: Layer 4 DR mode, Layer 4 NAT mode, Layer 4 SNAT mode, and Layer 7 SNAT mode. For GE Centricity PACS, a combination of layer 4 SNAT mode and layer 7 SNAT mode is recommended.

By utilizing Layer 4 DR mode, our entry-level Enterprise Prime easily handles environments of up to 500k studies/year. For anything larger, our Enterprise Flex offers an infinitely scalable solution at an unbelievable price-point.

Having partnered with top-tier healthcare vendors, Loadbalancer.org brings expert consultancy and support to all of our deployments. Our extensive experience in Enterprise Imaging means that we understand the challenges you face, and are ready to meet them with tried-and-tested solutions.