Philips Medical Systems to supply The Wisconsin Heart Hospital

Philips Medical Systems and The Wisconsin Heart Hospital have signed a multi-million dollar, six-year partnership to promote cardiovascular care.

The Wisconsin Heart Hospital, scheduled to open in January 2004, will feature Philips' CT, MR, ultrasound and x-ray angiography technologies and serve as a showcase for Philips' imaging products in a clinical setting.

 The Wisconsin Heart Hospital is a two-story, 126,000-square-foot institution that focuses on cardiac and vascular services including surgery, diagnostic imaging, emergency exam department (six rooms), outpatient care (21 rooms), inpatient care (40 rooms), and wellness and preventative medicine programs.

 The 60-bed heart hospital will feature four cath labs for immediate cardiac intervention and one peripheral vascular lab with access to two operating rooms and the ability to expand to three as needed.

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