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Trust starts long before the examination

How imaginative room and device design creates positive and calming emotions – and may even help patients in their recovery.

5min
Andrea Lutz
Published on June 30, 2021
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By Andrea Lutz
Andrea Lutz is a journalist and business trainer specialized on medical topics, technology, and healthcare IT. She lives in Nuremberg, Germany.

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  6. 1 This product is under development and not commercially available. Its future availability cannot be ensured.

  7. The statements by Siemens Healthineers’ customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.”