In 2007, our healthcare business accounted for nearly one-fourth (24%) of Philips overall sales, making healthcare the company’s 2nd largest contributor to sales (after Consumer Electronics) of Philips’ product divisions.
Our professional healthcare offerings include diagnostic imaging systems, healthcare information technology solutions, patient monitoring and cardiac devices, as well as customer services such as financing, consultancy, and maintenance and repair.
Philips also provides innovative solutions for the home that connect patients to their healthcare providers and support independent living for seniors and the chronically ill.
2007 financial figures:
- Sales: EUR 6,470 million (24% of Philips total); $8.9 billion in sales for 2007
- IFO: EUR 743 million (11.5% of medical sales) 2007
- Employees: Approximately 32,500 (26% of Philips total)
- Headquarters: Andover, Mass., USA and Best, the Netherlands
Sales & service operations:
In more than 63 countries with more than 6,000 service technicians.
Development and manufacturing sites:
- The Netherlands: Best and Heerlen
- Germany: Hamburg and Böblingen
- Finland: Helsinki
- Israel: Haifa
- Brazil: Minas Gerais
- USA: Bothell and Seattle, Washington; Reedsville and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Andover and Framingham, Massachusetts; Latham, New York; Milpitas, Oxnard and Brisbane, California; Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Madison and Pewaukee, Wisconsin; and Gainesville, Melbourne and Orlando, Florida.
Research & Development (R&D):
At 22 Philips sites and more than 40 medical and technical institutions worldwide.