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Health First cardiac alliance with Philips Medical Systems

The cardiac alliance by Health First includes imaging diagnostic technologies and equipment, IT solutions and patient monitoring systems from Philips Medical Systems.

Health First signs a five-year cardiac alliance with Philips, the first alliance of its kind in Florida. Philips Medical Systems executive vice president and CEO for North America, Brent Shafer, attended the signing along with other Philips executives, Health First Chief Operating Officer Larry Garrison, Medical Director of the Health First Heart Institute Chris Finton, M.D. and other leaders from Health First.

The cardiac alliance calls for the installation of Philips state-of-the-art imaging equipment, offering a broad range of best-in-class diagnostic imaging technologies, IT solutions and patient monitoring systems designed to help clinicians diagnose and treat individuals with cardiovascular disease.

Brevard County residents will have access to Philips cutting-edge diagnostic technologies, including cardiac catheterization (cath) labs, patient monitoring and computed tomography (CT) systems. The new imaging equipment will help Health First address a serious public health issue as more Brevardians die each year from heart disease than from cancer, stroke, diabetes mellitus, chronic liver disease, AIDS and Alzheimer’s disease. *

Signing ceremony at the Health First administrative offices. Click Go for High resolution image. photo: Philips

Pictured L-R: Philips Medical Systems’ executive vice president and CEO for North America, Brent Shafer and Health First Chief Operating Officer Larry Garrison at the recent signing ceremony at the Health First administrative offices in Rockledge, Florida. ->

“Health First chose to work with Philips because of its leadership in advanced cardiovascular imaging,” said Larry Garrison, chief operating officer of Health First. “Our mission to provide the highest quality of care to our patients is always our top priority. This cardiac alliance helps us meet our mission, and it demonstrates how hospital systems and medical industry leaders can work together to continually improve patient care.”

The alliance comes just a few months before the opening of the new Heart Center at Holmes Regional Medical Center. Scheduled for a September opening, the 375,000 square foot Heart Center will include three floors with 144 private rooms. The Center will also include four cardiovascular operating rooms, eight cardiac catheterization labs, a 14-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit, 22-bed coronary care unit, 108 private progressive care unit (PCU) beds, non-invasive diagnostic services and a nuclear medicine unit.

The heart program at Holmes Regional Medical Center is ranked number one in Florida and in the top five percent nationally for clinical excellence in cardiac services according to Healthgrades, one of the nation’s leading providers of independent hospital ratings.

“Our ongoing commitment to top cardiac programs, such as that at Health First, demonstrates our desire to work with the best hospitals, provide quality services, and help our customers give the best care available to their patients,” said Brent Shafer, executive vice president and CEO, North America, for Philips Medical Systems.

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* Florida Department of Health, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Data Analysis, 850-245-4009. Accessed on May 25, 2006.

About Royal Philips Electronics

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of $37.7 billion (EUR 30.4 billion) in 2005. With activities in the three interlocking domains of healthcare, lifestyle and technology and 161,500 employees in more than 60 countries, it has market leadership positions in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, color television sets, electric shavers, lighting and silicon system solutions.

About Health First

Health First, a local not-for-profit health system, was formed in 1995 with the joining of Cape Canaveral Hospital, Holmes Regional Medical Center, and Palm Bay Community Hospital. Today, the system includes Health First Health Plans, home health and hospice services, three fitness centers, an Aging Institute, a multi-specialty physician group, and durable medical equipment. The heart program at Holmes Regional Medical Center is ranked number one in Florida and in the top five percent nationally for clinical excellence in cardiac services according to Healthgrades, one of the nation’s leading providers of independent hospital ratings. Health First’s mission is to improve the overall health and well being of the community.

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