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Archived press releases

30 August, 2008
Philips showcases new portable ultrasound to speed...

Advanced handheld system is highlight in wide range of solutions that help cardiologists take care of patients at every stage of the care cycle

20 August, 2008
Philips led ‘euHeart’ project targets highly personalized...
5 August, 2008
Philips new handheld ultrasound system offers premium...

Philips CX50 CompactXtreme is designed to help clinicians’ diagnoses by providing high-quality images at the bedside

24 July, 2008
Philips introduces HD15 ultrasound system

New keystone of Philips HD family provides a cost-effective solution to clinicians in a wide range of care settings

24 June, 2008
Philips and the Specialized Academy for Medical Training...

Leading provider of on-the-ground medical training in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to work together with Philips to raise standards of medical learning

18 June, 2008
Philips completes installation phase of nationwide...

Ceremony marks completion of six-year program to provide sustainable healthcare infrastructure

16 June, 2008
New Philips systems deliver first-of-their-kind integrated...

Philips demonstrates clinical innovations through new SPECT and PET product launches

5 June, 2008
Philips and Skytron team up to provide hybrid surgical...

Collaboration will provide complete solutions for cardiovascular procedures

4 June, 2008
Philips wins Premier contract for enterprise image...

Expanded relationship with Premier Purchasing Partners adds radiology and cardiology PACS

27 May, 2008
CPR data debriefing by hospital responders improves...

Study published in Archives of Internal Medicine supports use of Q-CPR(TM) technology to improve CPR quality

14 May, 2008
Philips accelerates plans to install Brilliance iCT...
14 May, 2008
WellStar Health Systems purchases 27 Philips ultrasound...

Advanced ultrasound technologies helping to improve patient care in WellStar’s hospitals and imaging centers

13 May, 2008
Philips to acquire Brazilian patient monitoring and...
9 May, 2008
Philips launches new release of its top-rated Xcelera...

New multimodality solution offers upgrade path for thousands of Philips customers to help them improve their clinical workflow and enhance patient care

18 April, 2008
Philips supports the Boston Marathon as the sole provider...

Automated external defibrillators and advanced life support monitor/defibrillators help ensure safety at 112th Boston Marathon

11 April, 2008
Philips to acquire Chinese patient monitoring company...
7 April, 2008
Philips HD7 ultrasound system now commercially available...

Latest addition to Philips family of HD products designed to bring high-end performance and versatility to clinics, hospitals and practices on a modest budget

4 April, 2008
Philips announces release of National Study on home...

Co-sponsored by NAHC and Fazzi Associates, the survey of home care agencies reports an increase in quality outcomes, reduction in unplanned hospitalizations, and rise in patient satisfaction associated with telehealth services

3 April, 2008
Philips signs long-term healthcare research partnership...

Philips and West China Hospital in Chengdu collaborate to develop new medical imaging procedures for diagnosis and monitoring of major diseases such as cardiovascular, cancer and mental disease

31 March, 2008
Range of healthcare offerings help Philips customers...

Philips simplifies cardiac care through innovative cardiology systems that facilitate diagnosis and treatment and extend healthcare into the home

26 March, 2008
Philips to acquire Northern Ireland based healthcare...
10 March, 2008
Philips pioneers wireless tracking system to improve...

Tracking mobile imaging solutions helps avoid productivity losses due to missing equipment

7 March, 2008
Philips shows innovative ways to finance and manage...
25 February, 2008
Philips aligns healthcare informatics business to simplify...

New structure strengthens company’s healthcare informatics strategy and focuses effort to deliver solutions that help hospitals effectively manage patient information

20 February, 2008
Philips celebrates opening of 50th Ambient Experience...

Installations completed in January give patients greater control over environment to help ease anxiety

12 February, 2008
Philips is only vendor to earn two prestigious KLAS...
31 January, 2008
Philips introduces new fetal-maternal monitors with...

A patient and caregiver-centric design provides simultaneous monitoring of up to three babies and mother while providing more convenient operation for all clinicians

22 January, 2008
Philips iSite PACS named in KLAS Top 20
3 January, 2008
Philips collaborates with International Society of...
21 December, 2007
Philips to make a public offer for all shares of U.S.-based...
18 December, 2007
Philips announces intention to acquire U.S.-based VISICU...
4 December, 2007
Philips to acquire U.S.-based clinical IT company Emergin
29 November, 2007
Customers rate Philips No. 1 in overall service performance...

Philips receives top rating in IMV ServiceTrak Imaging - All Systems survey

25 November, 2007
Philips unveils computed tomography (CT) system that...
5 November, 2007
ImaRx Therapeutics and Philips to collaborate on potential...
2 November, 2007
Philips announces winner of American Heart Association-Philips...

Winner will use grant to advance resuscitation research

1 November, 2007
St. Lucas Andreas Hospital to start home monitoring...
30 October, 2007
Philips simplifies cardiac care with next generation...

New comprehensive clinical system that provides integrated cardiology information management, analysis tools and imaging systems may help physicians provide more timely diagnosis and treatment

22 October, 2007
Philips unveils its first wireless mobile clinical...

New handheld device enables nurses and doctors to make the best decisions at the point of care

22 October, 2007
Philips integrated cath lab provides easier access...

New interventional tools, IT offerings and live demonstrations at TCT also illustrate improvements in imaging, connectivity and workflow that facilitate more timely diagnosis and treatment

12 October, 2007
Philips introduces compact, mobile patient monitor...

New, environmentally friendly products help improve patient care both in and outside of the hospital

8 October, 2007
Philips announces results of national study on the...

Industry-wide findings from largest, most comprehensive survey of home care agencies reveal growth, impact and acceptance of technology for patient management in the home

8 October, 2007
Philips and 3M Health Information Systems integrate...
17 September, 2007
Philips ranks No. 1 in Overall Service Performance...

Results mark 15th year in a row for top performance in ultrasound

13 September, 2007
Philips HeartStart defibrillators chosen by HOPSports...

Philips and youth fitness training leader will partner to promote physical activity and encourage defibrillator training among young adults

1 September, 2007
Philips seeks to reduce time from heart attack to treatment

As hospitals around the world strive to meet 90-minute ‘Door to Balloon’ target, Philips places technology at the centre of cardiac care

22 August, 2007
Philips awarded state-wide telehealth equipment GPO...
21 August, 2007
Philips SpeechMagic helps the Children’s Hospital...

Speech recognition technology speeds reporting to help shorten children's stay at Australian hospital

16 August, 2007
Philips to acquire healthcare informatics company XIMIS...
7 August, 2007
Philips SpeechMagic used throughout Belgian hospital...

AZ Sint-Jan Hospital in Brugge, Belgium uses speech recognition to turn words into clinical data

24 July, 2007
New offerings and system upgrades propel Philips’...

Innovative radiation oncology solutions increase throughput and enhance patient care

11 July, 2007
Philips implements iSite Disaster Recovery Services...
27 June, 2007
Philips and University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf...
22 June, 2007
Philips introduces Live 3D Echo for transesophageal...
14 June, 2007
Philips ships landmark 3,000th Brilliance CT system...

Trusted in more than 100 countries around the globe, Philips demonstrates robust applications that help clinicians drive toward clinical excellence

8 June, 2007
Philips’ Save an Athlete lends support to Philadelphia...

Company continues efforts to support programs offering free, community-based sports physicals that include cardiac testing for student athletes

8 June, 2007
Philips iSite PACS now available with optional communications...
7 June, 2007
Philips showcases iSite PACS enhancements designed...

Release of iSite PACS 3.6 features advanced visualization and mammography tools

5 June, 2007
Philips to acquire Brazil's leading X-ray manufacturer

Move positions Philips as leader in Brazil’s X-ray market and greatly extends company’s presence in key emerging medical equipment market

1 June, 2007
Philips’ innovative nuclear medicine product offerings...

Society of Nuclear Medicine highlights help improve patient management and include increased global adoption of PET/CT time-of-flight technology, sustainable SPECT system, and a new preclinical system

31 May, 2007
Philips updates market on Medical Systems business...
22 May, 2007
Hospital using Philips clinical decision support to...

Advanced, portable and wireless monitoring systems deliver a clear view of patient data from the ambulance to the bedside; Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center first customer to install ProtocolWatch

14 May, 2007
Philips and Traxtal to deliver image guided therapy...
10 May, 2007
Philips introduces simplicity for a new generation...

New innovations for EP departments help manage increasing demand for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias

7 May, 2007
Philips and Misys collaborate to offer technology solutions...
30 April, 2007
Philips awarded preferred telehealth contract by Visiting...
27 April, 2007
Philips’ 'Save an Athlete' campaign provides simple...

One of the nation’s largest student athlete testing events, which promotes free sports physicals with cardiac testing to help uncover heart conditions in high school athletes, serves as a model for other communities

10 April, 2007
Philips to acquire personal emergency response company...

Acquisition adds over 100,000 customers to Philips Lifeline’s existing base of more than half a million subscribers and extends network of healthcare referrals

26 March, 2007
Philips speeds care and improves the patient experience...

Wireless data communications, advanced cardiac CT scans and smart data integration simplify workflow, while enhancing clinicians’ diagnostic and treatment capabilities

26 March, 2007
Philips and Volcano Corporation to collaborate to strengthen...

Relationship strengthens Philips’ integrated cath lab solution

19 March, 2007
MD Buyline names Philips as number one defibrillator...

Hospital users vote Philips ahead of competitors in performance, reliability, training and service response time

13 March, 2007
Philips introduces transport monitor and on-screen...

Industry leader in patient monitoring unveils technology to help clinicians combat severe sepsis

9 March, 2007
Philips integrates information from across the radiology...

Intuitive overview of patient information leads to faster diagnosis and better patient care

26 February, 2007
Philips demonstrates benefits of healthcare IT integration...

Company executives to speak on importance of seamless data sharing for better connected care throughout the hospital

26 February, 2007
New Philips IT solutions for hospital and cardiac care...

Accurate, accessible information and image digitalization are seen as key components to maximizing the efficiency and quality of care that physicians, nurses and administrators provide throughout the continuum of hospital care

22 February, 2007
Philips unveils industry’s first networked patient...

New technology combines networked patient monitor and advanced life support capabilities to enhance patient safety and simplify in-hospital transports

14 February, 2007
Philips cardiovascular technology earns prestigious...

Philips CALYSTO solution is named KLAS Specialty Niche Category Leader for Cardiology Hemodynamics and “Best in KLAS” for Cardiology PACS

8 February, 2007
Celebrities “Save Matt” at the nation’s premier...

Philips auctions autographed “Matt” on eBay to raise money for American Heart Association

1 February, 2007
Philips introduces new imaging tool to help physicians...
31 January, 2007
Philips introduces first spot check monitor with large...

Advanced, versatile design meets growing demand for high-quality patient care at an affordable price

30 January, 2007
Newly combined Philips and Stereotaxis technologies...

Philips’ X-ray imaging technology combined with Stereotaxis magnetic solution installed at University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, and St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Boston

30 January, 2007
Leading healthcare companies join in major research...

High-risk plaque initiative studies atherosclerosis and the arterial lesions responsible for most serious forms of heart disease

29 January, 2007
Philips and Ascent Profit sign €27 million contract...

Chinese hospitals seek to benefit from advanced imaging capabilities and efficiency of digital workflow

16 January, 2007
Philips and Biosense Webster collaborate to improve...
11 January, 2007
EP MedSystems and Philips launch new ultrasound platform...

Collaboration strengthens both companies’ market positions

9 January, 2007
Philips challenges celebrities to “Save Matt” at...

Celebrity signatures will raise funds for the American Heart Association to further CPR training

19 December, 2006
Philips provides speech recognition to Spain’s Valencia...

Speech solutions harmonize the region’s IT infrastructure and increase report efficiency

27 November, 2006
Philips offers a protected future with leading 1.5T...

Philips Achieva XR allows a hospital to install an advanced 1.5T system for use today, while providing flexibility for transition to 3.0T technology for tomorrow

26 November, 2006
Philips delivers new radiology products at 2006 RSNA...

Company unveils new patient-centric nuclear medicine gamma camera, advancements in interventional imaging, lung nodule detection and new data on reduction in sedation rates for children in Ambient Suite

22 November, 2006
Philips introduces two reusable SpO2 pulse oximetry...
21 November, 2006
Philips expands care teams’ choice in pulse oximetry...
16 November, 2006
Philips announces new RFID asset tracking solution
15 November, 2006
Philips Learning Center registers 100,000th medical...

Simple, constantly available online education for all diagnostic imaging systems is designed to expand comprehension and clinical outcomes

13 November, 2006
Philips’ new 4D ultrasound transducer provides clinicians...

Integrated solutions help obtain detailed images and share patient data to key departments in the hospitals—paving the way for enhanced care and treatment

9 November, 2006
Philips completes acquisition of Intermagnetics General...
9 November, 2006
Philips Announces Resuscitation Fellowship Award

Grant Will Support Research in the Field of Resuscitation

6 November, 2006
Philips introduces new MR simulator and CT applications...

Company announces collaborations with leading research and clinical practices to advance radiation therapy

2 November, 2006
Philips ranks number one in customer survey of overall...

Results mark 14th year in a row for top performance in ultrasound and eighth straight year ranked first in patient monitoring

24 October, 2006
Philips announces availability of triplets monitoring...

Company is first to introduce triplets monitoring using one fetal monitor

24 October, 2006
Philips Lifeline launches CAREGIVINGBLOG.COM to provide...
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