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PHILIPS becomes official medical equipment provider New York Yankees

State-of-the-art X-ray room and AEDs to provide medical care for players and fans at Yankee Stadium

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New York, N.Y., USA – Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced an agreement to become an official medical equipment supplier of the New York Yankees. As part of the agreement, a state-of-the-art digital radiology system was installed inside Yankee Stadium, enabling onsite diagnosis of players by the Yankees medical team. In addition, potentially life-saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are available in both the player areas and in select locations in the Stadium, providing emergency care to fans that might be in need during a game.