** Shares of Alcidion Group ALC.AX rise as much as 7.8% to A$0.083, their highest since August 26, 2024
** Healthcare tech co says it secured a contract with Hywel Dda University Health Board in Wales for A$5.5 million ($3.45 million)
** Contract to deploy co's Miya Precision platform for managing patient information
** About 2.4 million shares change hands, 2.5 times the 30-day average of 953,343 shares
** Stock up 38.3% YTD, including session's gains session
($1 = 1.5957 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)
((Jasmeenaraislam.shaikh@thomsonreuters.com))