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Philips Healthcare activities date back to 1918, when it first introduced a medical X-ray tube, and 1895, after it bought CHF Muller of Hamburg, which manufactured the first commercial X-ray tube. By 1933, the company was manufacturing medical X-ray equipment in Europe and the United States. Today, Philips Medical Systems is a global leader in diagnostic imaging systems, healthcare information technology solutions, and patient monitoring and cardiac devices. Philips also provides customer services such as financing, consultancy and maintenance & repair.
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Headquarters
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Andover, MA, USA and Best, the Netherlands
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President and CEO
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Steve Rusckowski
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Employees
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33,000 (27% of Philips total)
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Sales and Services Operations
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In more than 63 countries with more than 6,000 service technicians
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Countries of Distribution
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Over 100
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Development and manufacturing sites
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The Netherlands: Best and Heerlen.
Germany: Hamburg and Böblingen.
Finland: Helsinki.
Israel: Haifa.
USA: Bothell and Seattle, Washington; Reedsville and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Andover, Massachusetts; Latham, New York, Milpitas and Oxnard, California and Brisbane, California; Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Madison and Pewaukee, Wisconsin; and Gainesville, Melbourne and Orlando, Florida.
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| Business Activities |
Philips Healthcare is in four businesses:
- Imaging Systems – This business consists of X-ray machines, CT, MR, Ultrasound and nuclear medicine imaging equipment, used to create images of various parts of the body in varied detail for radiologists and cardiologists.
- Ultrasound and Monitoring Solutions – This includes Ultrasound imaging, patient monitoring systems and cardiac systems.
- Information – This includes healthcare informatics and document services.
- Customer Services – This includes consultancy, clinical services, education, equipment financing, asset management and equipment maintenance and repair.
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Research and advanced development
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At 22 Philips sites and over 40 medical and technical institutions worldwide
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Affiliate Companies (Philips share):
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Medquist (72%), Philips Medical Capital (40%), Trixell (24.5%)
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