The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (Houston, Texas, USA) and Philips have collaborated to develop new imaging technology that could be used to help identify the start and cause of an infectious disease epidemic. 
The Germano de Sousa Group in Portugal has recently equipped its laboratories with more than 30 Siemens core laboratory instruments to address managing the sheer volume of patients in the areas of chemistry, immunoassay, coagulation, microbiology, molecular, and blood gas testing. syngo®.via (1) helps reduce the time from admission to an emergency ward to diagnosis in cardiac patients. At Innsbruck University Hospital in Innsbruck, Austria, radiologists and patients benefit from the advances in radiology. 
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is improving patient care by speeding up the process of patient feedback after implementing a new Digital Pen and Paper solution from technology innovator Anoto and UK partner Ubisys. Siemens Healthcare has integrated the navigation technology MediGuide from St. Jude Medical into its Artis zee angiography systems. By means of magnetic targeting, MediGuide locates the catheter during cardiac interventions and projects its precise position in real-time on a previously acquired fluoroscopy image of the patient. Siemens Healthcare has recently signed a ten-year partnership agreement with German hospital operator Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld (EvKB), which is investing in a completely new radiology suite with the latest equipment in order to provide optimal care for patients.