Amy Adkins , marketing coordinator
Cassling Diagnostic Imaging
402.334.5000, Ext. 1142
aadkins@cassling.com

Siemens Announces Contest to Win a Free MRI
Community Hospitals Encouraged to Submit Video Entries

Omaha, Neb. (October 9, 2007) – One hospital in America will win a free MRI as part of a national contest sponsored by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (Siemens). The competition is open to any community hospital, defined as an acute care hospital, with 180 or fewer staffed, licensed beds that do not offer MR services through fixed installations.

To enter, eligible hospitals should make a video describing how owning and operating a MRI will benefit the health and wellbeing of their patients. The winning hospital will receive the new 1.5T MRI from Siemens, to be unveiled on October 17, 2007.

Videos must be submitted by November 30, 2007. Each entry will be available for viewing by the public starting October 22, 2007. Visitors to the contest’s Web site will have the opportunity to vote for the video that best describes the benefit an MR would bring to the entrant’s community. Beginning January 1, 2008, the votes for each video entry will be tallied and the hospital entrant with the most votes will be so notified on or before January 12, 2008.

For complete rules and regulations visit www.winanmri.com.

About Cassling Diagnostic Imaging
Cassling Diagnostic Imaging is a full-line sales and service distributor for Siemens Medical Solutions. Founded in 1984, Cassling helps health-care organizations in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and select counties in Illinois and Missouri, increase their efficiency and decrease their costs.  Cassling continues to grow by responding to health-care market trends with diagnostic equipment and specialized integrated solutions. For more information, visit cassling.com.

About Siemens Medical Solutions
Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is known for bringing together innovative medical technologies, healthcare information systems, management consulting, and support services, to help customers achieve tangible, sustainable, clinical and financial outcomes. Recent acquisitions in the area of in-vitro diagnostics – such as Diagnostic Products Corporation and Bayer Diagnostics – mark a significant milestone for Siemens as it becomes the first full service diagnostics company. Employing more than 41,000 people worldwide and operating in over 130 countries, Siemens Medical Solutions reported sales of 8.23 billion EUR, orders of 9.33 billion EUR and group profit of 1.06 billion EUR for fiscal 2006 (Sept. 30). Further information can be found by visiting www.siemens.com/medical-pressroom.