In 2008, our healthcare business accounted for nearly twenty nine percent (29%) of Philips overall sales, making healthcare the company’s 2nd largest contributor to sales (after Consumer Lifestyle) of Philips product divisions.
Our healthcare offerings are organized across five businesses covering imaging systems, clinical care systems, home healthcare solutions, healthcare informatics and patient monitoring, and customer services..
2008 financial figures:
- Sales: EUR 7,649 million (29% of Philips total); $11.1 billion in sales for 2008
- IFO: EUR 645 million (8.4% of medical sales) 2008
- Employees: Approximately 35,500 (29% 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.