"In collaboration with Philips, our goal is to ensure the people of Eastern Tennessee have access to the world's finest diagnostic systems and that our hospital maintains its focus on patient care and comfort," said Chuck Whitfield, president and CEO at Laughlin Memorial Hospital. "Never before has an exam room combined this kind of diagnostic power with patient-focused, consumer-based technology to improve quality of care. From the reaction of patients, doctors and our staff, we are confident that the Ambient Experience CT suite takes patient-focused care to a higher level. It truly is something special in the field of radiology."

People Friendly Solutions
Philips Ambient Experience CT suite at Laughlin Memorial is outfitted with a Philips Brilliance 64-slice CT system. The Brilliance 64-channel configuration breaks through previous boundaries in CT imaging, improving diagnostic confidence, image quality and productivity. The system is designed to ensure a positive patient experience for a range of routine and advanced exams, including neuro, body, pulmonary, cardiovascular, pediatric, interventional, and trauma studies.


"Our customers look to us to help improve their diagnostic imaging capabilities in such a way that puts patients at ease," said Jim Haisler, vice president of sales for Philips Medical Systems. "We draw upon our expertise from across the entire Philips portfolio - in design, medical systems, lighting and consumer electronics - to create a friendly and reassuring environment tailored to each patient's individual needs. And by building on the promise of the Philips brand - to deliver products that are designed around the user, easy to experience and advanced - we are the only company able to bring Ambient Experience to the marketplace."

Philips Design Medical Team was recognized as a gold winner for its Ambient Experience design for healthcare in the annual Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA). The contest is run independently by the Industrial Designers Society of America and sponsored by BusinessWeek magazine. The Industrial Design Excellence Awards are dedicated to fostering business and public understanding of the importance of industrial design excellence to quality of life and the economy.

One 3.0T Whole-Body MR Plus One 1.0T Open MR Equals the Region's Only "4.0T Combination"

In addition the Ambient Experience CT Suite, Laughlin Memorial Hospital is the first in the region to open two advanced MR suites in one facility: a whole body high-field MR system and an open high-field MR system.

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