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• VISICU, Inc. Acquired by Philips

  - 2008-02-20

  BALTIMORE -- VISICU, Inc. ("Visicu" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: EICU), a healthcare information technology and clinical solutions company focused on critical care, today announced the successful completion of the acquisition of the Company by Philips Holding USA Inc. ("PHUSA"), a subsidiary of Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V. (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI)...

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• Philips to Acquire US-Based Clinical IT Company Emergin

  - 2007-12-04

  AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands & BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) today announced it will acquire US-based Emergin, Inc. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Emergin is the leading US provider of software utilized to rapidly transmit medical alarm signals throughout hospitals. The transaction is expected...

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• Philips' Innovative Nuclear Medicine Product Offerings Help Users Focus on the Big Picture of the Patient Care Cycle with Highly Detailed Images of Small Lesions

  - 2007-06-01

  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

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• Philips Speeds Care and Improves the Patient Experience Throughout Cardiac Care Cycles

  - 2007-03-26

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

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• Philips Delivers New Radiology Products At 2006 RSNA That Present Clinicians with a Clear View of Patient Data and a Clear Path to Patient Care

  - 2006-11-26

  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

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• Philips' New 4D Ultrasound Transducer Provides Clinicians with Detailed Cardiovascular Images Needed for Heart Surgery on the Most Delicate Patients—Infants and Children

  - 2006-11-13

  Integrated Solutions Help Obtain Detailed Images and Share Patient Data to Key Departments in the HospitalseI|paving the Way for Enhanced Care and Treatment

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• Philips Ranks Number One in Customer Survey of Overall Service Performance in Patient Monitoring and Ultrasound

  - 2006-11-02

  Results Mark 14 th Year in a Row for Top Performance in Ultrasound and Eighth Straight Year Ranked First in Patient Monitoring

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• Philips Donates $2.6 Million Worth of Ultrasound Equipment to Help Improve Healthcare for under-Served Patients around the World; First Beneficiary is Seoul City General Hospital in South Korea

  - 2006-05-29

  ANDOVER, Mass. -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) has agreed to donate 50 ultrasound systems, valued at an estimated $2.6 million, to the Global Ultrasound Equipment Donation Foundation GUEDF. GUEDF is a not-for-profit organization that provides ultrasound equipment and training to needy clinics, hospitals and teaching facilities in...

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• Philips Expands Patient Monitoring Leadership Surpassing 100,000 IntelliVue Systems Sold; Innovative Clinical Decision Support Tools Helping Speed Awareness of Critical Changes in Patient Condition on Display at Annual AACN-NTI Meeting

  - 2006-05-23

  ANDOVER, Mass. -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced today at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses' AACN annual National Teaching Institute NTI & Critical Care Exposition in Anaheim, Calif. that healthcare providers have purchased more than 100,000 Philips IntelliVue patient monitors worldwide. A recognized patient monitoring market...

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• Cisco, Philips, and Emergin Collaborate on Patient Monitoring Solution That Delivers Immediate Waveform and Text Medical Alarms to Clinicians; Central DuPage Hospital Telemetry Unit Uses Solution to Monitor Cardiac Patients

  - 2006-02-13

  SAN DIEGO -- Cisco SystemsR (NASDAQ:CSCO) announced today that healthcare clinicians can now receive mobile medical alarms, such as electrocardiogram alerts on wireless Internet Protocol IP phones, to help improve the quality of patient care with fast and effective decision-making.

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