Diagnostic Imaging/Healthcare

Philips and BrainLAB Partner to Provide Real-Time 'Road Map' for Neurosurgeons At The Montreal Children’s Hospital

The Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre officially opened its new combined magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/operating room (OR) suite for image-guided neurosurgery. Philips Achieva 3.0T X Series MRI scanner coupled with BrainSUITE® iMRI is the first combination of its kind in North America.

Lighting

Philips Lighting Introduces New Energy Advantage Ceramic Metal Halide Lamps With Exclusive AllStart™ Technology

Representing a revolutionary new approach to metal halide retrofits, Philips Lighting’s new high-performing and energy-efficient 205W and 330W ceramic metal halide lamps with exclusive AllStart™ Technology deliver true universal operation and enable users to enjoy the benefits of a simple yet powerful lighting upgrade. Providing a single retrofit solution which replaces a broad range of less efficient quartz and ceramic metal halide lamps, Philips' Energy Advantage ceramic metal halide lamps with AllStart Technology represent a new standard in ease of installation and maintenance.

Healthcare

Philips Announces the Establishment Of An Imaging Systems Industrial Campus In Suzhou, China

Royal Philips Electronics today announced the establishment of an Industrial Campus for imaging systems in China, in an MOU signing ceremony with the Suzhou Municipal Government. With a total investment of EUR 36 million (USD 54 million) committed to its development in the next five years, the Philips campus will cover a total land space of 62000 m2 and will be located in the Suzhou Industrial Park.

Corporate News/Healthcare/Cardiology

American Heart Association and Philips Present Third Annual Resuscitation Fellowship Award

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that Patrick Sips, Ph.D., research fellow at the department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at Massachusetts General Hospital, has been selected as the recipient of the third annual American Heart Association-Philips Resuscitation Fellowship Award.

Healthcare/Oncology

Philips’ SmartArc Solution Helps Moffitt Cancer Center Reduce Radiation Treatment Time

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that a gynecological patient at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. became the first patient in the United States to receive radiation therapy planned with Philips’ Pinnacle³ SmartArc technology.

Healthcare

Philips Demonstrates CX50 CompactXtreme Ultrasound System Highlighting Convenience and Portability

Philips Healthcare is demonstrating its CX50 CompactXtreme premium portable ultrasound system, which recently received FDA 510(k) clearance for additional applications, at several upcoming medical meetings. Already in use for adult cardiology applications, the new CX50 addresses the needs of a wide range of applications including radiology, vascular, women’s health, emergency medicine, regional anesthesia, and critical care.

Corporate News/Healthcare

Philips Panorama HFO MRI with Ambient Experience Provides Patient Support While Helping to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) solution helps create a comfortable and calming environment for patients while helping professionals deliver enhanced quality of care.

Healthcare

Statement by Don Spence, CEO, Philips Home Healthcare Solutions, Endorsing CDC Educational Initiatives to Raise Awareness of Sleep Deprivation

Philips Respironics applauds the efforts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to raise awareness about an important public health issue -- chronic sleep insufficiency. The CDC’s release of the first-ever government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness is a milestone in quantifying the size and scope of the problem.

Diagnostic Imaging/Healthcare

Philips Signs Eight-Year iSite PACS/Xcelera Deal

Philips has signed an eight-year combined iSite PACS replacement and Xcelera deal to meet radiology and cardiology image management needs at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, a not-for-profit, 851-bed facility serving central Florida. The seamless interface between iSite PACS and Xcelera solutions will be replacing siloed legacy PACS systems.

Corporate News/Healthcare

Philips and Largest Dutch Healthcare Insurer Partner to Increase Patient Independence at Home

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and Achmea Health, the largest healthcare insurer in the Netherlands, today signed a five-year agreement to cooperate in the development of innovative care solutions aimed at increasing the independence of chronic patients.