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Produkte und Lösungen_Industry Sector 55
We provide innovative products, comprehensive solutions and highly responsive services across the entire
healthcare continuum, including prevention, early diagnosis, therapy and ongoing care. By combining the most
advanced laboratory diagnostics, imaging systems and healthcare information technology, we enable clinicians
to diagnose disease earlier and more accurately, making a decisive contribution to improving the quality of
healthcare.
As the world’s population continues to grow and age, healthcare providers are facing increasing challenges
when it comes to providing high-quality, affordable care. Through our integrated capabilities, we’re helping
make information exchange and patient and clinical workows more efcient and benecial – for both patients
and doctors in practices and hospitals alike.
Our growing investments in research and development will enable the further expansion of our innovative capa-
bilities and ensure that we can continue offering clinicians valuable products and solutions. Hospitals around
the world are acknowledging our innovative power. For example, two facilities in Korea – the Catholic Medical
Center in Seoul and Pusan National University Hospital in Yangsan – recently ordered a total of 114 medical sys-
tems, including comprehensive service plans. The contracts encompass leading-edge technologies for radiology,
nuclear medicine, oncology, cardiology and emergency medicine – enabling our customers to deliver improved-
quality, patient-focused, highly efcient care.
Our innovative strength is also setting us apart and creating value for our customers in the U.S., where health-
care providers and facilities are facing dramatic reimbursement cost pressures. In this situation, it’s particularly
crucial for hospitals and doctors’ ofces to have trendsetting technologies. Faster and more accurate than older
technologies, our new systems are delivering cost benets, thereby ensuring a decisive advantage in an increas-
ingly competitive environment in healthcare delivery.
Our goals for a successful future are clear: we want to further enhance customer excellence by partnering with
our customers and maintaining our innovative edge. In combination with a clear focus on protable growth,
we’re condent in our ability to continue leading the industry to unprecedented heights.
Products and solutions – Healthcare Sector Page 59. Imaging & IT Page 62. Workow & Solutions Page 63.
Diagnostics Page 64.
We’re dedicated to providing innovative healthcare
products, solutions and services that enable
clinicians to deliver more efcient, higher-quality
patient care.”
Hermann Requardt, Healthcare Sector CEO
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