Discover how Siemens touches the lives of Americans every day. View our collection of video news stories that have aired in many local news markets across the country.

Online Ysio Auction

With a click of a button, the lives of thousands may have changed for the better. As the winning online bidder for a Siemens Healthcare digital radiography (DR) system, John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, N.Y., presented a check for $285,309 to the Children’s Health Fund (CHF), a national organization dedicated to providing health care for homeless and medically disadvantaged children and advocating on behalf of all children. Mather Hospital’s new Siemens DR system, the Ysio®, will allow the hospital to comfortably image patients of various shapes and sizes, ages and disabilities. Siemens donated a new Ysio to the CHF, which, in turn, posted the DR system online, enabling hospitals to bid in an online auction. All proceeds from the event benefit CHF.

ACUSON S2000 ABVS

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, dense breast tissue increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer up to five-fold. And while mammography remains the method of choice for breast cancer screening, a study published in 2002 by the RSNA found that the detection rate for non-palpable, invasive breast cancers increased by 42 percent when mammography was followed by a breast ultrasound examination.

Alegent Health and Siemens Healthcare Partnership

President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package encourages the use of technology in our nation's healthcare system. And it will take partnerships, like the one between Alegent Health and Siemens Healthcare, to make this happen. Healthcare IT will play a powerful and transforming role in realizing the strategic vision for healthcare in the United States. "IT is a key enabler for providing high-level, high-quality healthcare," Alegent Health President and CEO Wayne Sensor says. "It's gone from something you also do to being a tool in the toolbox for providing great patient care."

Siemens HER-2/neu Blood Test

Early detection and yearly screenings are important in the fight against breast cancer. But what happens if you are one of the thousands of women each day who receives a devastating diagnosis of aggressive stage 4 breast cancer?

Targeting Tumors with the ARTISTE Solution

Since receiving FDA 510(k) clearance in 2008, the ARTISTE Solution is taking radiation therapy to a new level of patient care. Developed by Siemens’ Oncology Care Systems, the ARTISTE is a linear accelerator engineered specifically for Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART). Unique in design and a first in the industry, ARTISTE is an integrated imaging and workflow solution that provides a comprehensive portfolio of image-guided and advanced treatment delivery protocols all in one.

Siemens Supports Children’s Health Fund through Ysio Online Auction

For a two-week period, hospitals throughout the United States went online to bid on the Ysio®, the first-to-market digital radiography (DR) system with wireless detector from Siemens Healthcare. The system has been donated to the Children’s Health Fund (CHF), a national organization dedicated to providing health care for homeless and medically disadvantaged children and advocating on behalf of all children, to be put up for auction. CHF enabled hospitals to bid online for the new DR system, thereby offering one lucky hospital and its community a DR solution for virtually all clinical demands. All proceeds from the event benefit CHF.

Answering the Unique Demands of Bariatric Imaging

With its exceptionally robust, fully automatic table, AXIOM Luminos TF easily supports patients up to 600 lbs and even provides full dynamic table tilt and movement on patients weighing up to 500 lbs (230 Kg). Efficient system handling features such as the table-side user interface and comprehensive dose-reduction features farther compliment this extremely versatile fluoroscopy solution. In addition, it offers the potential for extensive networking capabilities, allowing to streamline delete/change to streamlining fluoro room procedures and positively impacting the bottom line. Combined with the mobile flat detector (mFD) the Luminos TF provides the ability to expand to a fully digital radiographic service.

A Clearer View of High Definition

Just as the clarity of high definition television has transformed the entertainment world, Siemens is redefining the quality of molecular imaging with the introduction of high-definition positron emission tomography (HD•PET).

The clarity achieved by HD•PET is the result of a unique and proprietary technology that optimizes the elements of image uniformity, resolution and contrast – that together change the whole picture.

NFL Stars Stress the Importance of a Healthy Heart

More than 79 million Americans suffer from some sort of heart disease according to the latest figures from the American Heart Association.

Unlike so many other diseases that can just progress regardless, heart disease and cardiovascular disease can be halted and slowed over time. Which makes early detection critical. Not just in the sedentary crowd…but even among the most active.

Win an MRI

In October 2007, Siemens Medical Solutions announced the opening of voting for the national contest at www.WinAnMRI.com. The program invited health care facilities lacking an MRI system to display their creativity and dedication to patient care in videos that were two minutes long or shorter. Individuals from across the country could view the contenders’ videos on the site and then choose which facility they believed was most deserving of the MRI system by voting for their favorite. The health care facility whose video receives the most qualified votes would be awarded a brand new Siemens MAGNETOM® ESSENZA scanner.

The Stethoscope of the Future

About the size of a personal digital assistant, the ACUSON P10 pocket ultrasound system weighs just 1.6 pounds and fits in a physician’s lab coat. Its size makes it portable and easily accessible, both of which can be critical in emergencies when seconds count.

Next Generation Allergy Test

A new generation of allergy test could offer relief for some of the more than 50 million Americans suffering from allergies by helping doctors identify, monitor and manage patients with allergic diseases. Unlike skin prick tests of the past that could take an hour and a half and require up to 150 injections, the 3gAllergy™ test from Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics requires only a blood sample.

Revolutionary Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Detection

According to the American Cancer Society, that eight out of 10 breast biopsies come back normal. But a revolutionary new technology – called elasticity imaging – is expected to help physicians better classify breast lesions that may reduce the need for biopsies. Elasticity imaging is an ultrasound technique recently cleared by the FDA that allows doctors to measure the stiffness of tissue, relative to surrounding areas.

Diagnosing Heart Disease Through PET·CT Scans

Retired physician Richard Alexander of California knew he was at risk for heart disease, having traced his family history of heart disease back to the 1800s. But he didn’t know he already had early heart disease until he visited Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha several years ago to undergo a PET·CT scan. Enabling the visualization of both the biological activity and anatomical detail of the heart, PET·CT technology from Siemens Medical Solutions is allowing physicians at Bergan Mercy Medical Center to make faster, earlier diagnoses. This helps patients who report to the emergency room avoid unnecessary hospital stays and invasive procedures, while catching heart disease in earliest stages when it may be reversible.

Experts Discuss the Problem of Inadequate Medical Records at the 2007 HIMSS Conference in New Orleans
All of us watched it on TV during coverage of Hurricane Katrina -- flooded and evacuated hospitals, patients lying on stretchers in airports, filing cases of medical records damaged beyond recognition. But there were several hospitals who weathered the storm more effectively than others and who were able to orchestrate care for their patients … thanks in large part to stronger healthcare information technology systems, not to mention dozens of volunteers stepping in to help.

Revolutionizing Heart Care
It’s estimated that one in three U.S. adults suffer from some sort of cardiovascular disease, which claims the life of one American every 36 seconds. A new computed tomography (CT) scanner that uses two X-ray sources simultaneously could change the way physicians detect and treat cardiovascular disease, as well as exclude the presence of disease more accurately.