As part of its continued commitment to pioneering the development of hospital-to-home solutions designed to help people breathe easier, Philips has recently sponsored two additional studies related to COPD patient hospitalization. The first found the use of advanced home non-invasive ventilation (NIV), specifically Trilogy with AVAPS-AE, to significantly decrease hospital and payer costs as well as hospitalization rates for patients with severe COPD. Another suggested that NIV paired with home oxygen therapy can prolong the length of admission-free survival.

Philips offers a wide variety of PAP therapy solutions for COPD patients, including DreamStation Advanced Therapies and its Trilogy line of hospital-to-home ventilators, each connected to the Care Orchestrator patient management application. For additional information on Philips' PAP offerings and additional solutions for sleep and respiratory care, follow @PhilipsResp or visit www.respironics.com.

About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips' health technology portfolio generated 2016 sales of EUR 17.4 billion and employs approximately 70,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.

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