Philips Wins Five Industry Awards

"We are thrilled to present these awards to Philips for its thoughtful contributions to the medical industry,” said Manoj Kenkara, director of the Healthcare Research group at Frost & Sullivan. "For instance, by taking care to design its HeartStart home defibrillator specifically for the home and making it easy and safe to use, Philips has given laypeople the ability to assist sudden cardiac arrest victims within the critical first few minutes, to help improve survival.”

The five awards presented to Philips were:
*Technology leadership. This award acknowledges Philips for its pioneering efforts to develop new defibrillation technologies and to bring innovative products to the market.
*New care setting of the year. This award distinguishes Philips for the introduction of the HeartStart home defibrillator, the first of a new generation of defibrillators designed for the home.
*Services innovation leadership. For services innovation leadership in PACS--European PACS market review.
*Medical imaging company of the year. For demonstrating excellence as an overall business unit in the critical areas of business development, competitive strategy, and customer service.
*Medical imaging technology of the year. For Philips' new, innovative live 3D echo ultrasound technology.




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