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Media Contacts GE Rio 2016 Press Office rio.2016@ge.com Filipe Xavier filipe.xavier@ge.com Priscilla Caetano priscilla.caetano@ge.com +55 21 98039 0330 Emma Rugge-Price emma.rugge-price@ge.com David Lurie david.lurie1@ge.comFor more information, visit www.ge.comGE and Rio 2016For Rio 2016, GE is involved in over 130 infrastructure projects that will bring the Games to life for athletes, spectators and viewers worldwide. Its leading edge technology is in every venue and the company is providing a variety of critical services, from lighting the fields of play and venues including the famous Maracanã Stadium for the Opening Ceremony, to ensuring power connectivity and continuity for the International Broadcast Centre, which will provide live coverage of the Games on site and for billions of spectators around the world.In the field of healthcare and sports medicine, GE provides access to healthcare and medical imaging technologies to help clinicians predict, diagnose, treat and monitor health issues and sports injuries earlier when intervention is more effective and efficient. In 2016, for the first time, all athletes at the Olympic Games will have access to Electronic Medical Records powered by GE to further enable more efficient care for today’s Olympians.Peak Performance Through Digital Industrial TechnologyFor the first time, GE is also putting its digital industrial technology to work with the Brazilian Canoe/Kayak Federation to provide real-time training performance data and analysis to strengthen the teams’ medal prospects. A Lasting Legacy for Rio de JaneiroAs part of GE’s commitment to the Games and their host cities, its legacy gifts to Rio de Janeiro include better, more efficient lighting for critical public spaces including Flamengo Park, Rio’s largest public park and the venue for sailing and cycling events at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, and the Central Business District (CBD) or Lapa Area. Its LED floodlighting and roadway fixtures with telemanagement technology will decrease power consumption with between 50-78 per cent energy savings, save Rio City Hall maintenance expenditure, increase the sense of security and improve lighting quality for the enjoyment and benefit of Rio’s inhabitants and visitors. In addition to this lighting gift, GE is transforming the technology at Souza Aguiar Hospital, based in the city of Rio de Janeiro. To improve the efficiency, number of surgeries and patient safety through lower radiation dosage, GE will replace the dated installed base of Surgery/Diagnostic Imaging equipment with more advanced technology and provide radiology imaging systems (PACS) for the renovated Radiology clinic. This equipment will mean more patients can be treated faster with a potential increase in surgeries performed of 30 per cent.At a Glance• GE is in every venue of the Games with over 132 infrastructure projects for Rio 2016• For the first time, all athletes at the Games will have access to Electronic Medical Records via GE data and record management• GE will also provide the latest in diagnostic imaging equipment to the Games PolyclinicsMEDIA GUIDE: IOC MARKETING / 25