Getinge 2022 Annual Report
Getinge 2022 Annual Report
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Words from the CEO
After living through the ordeal of a pandemic that has
impacted customers, patients and the business world
for several years, 2022 was another extraordinary year.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine impacted all of us. In addition to the
human catastrophe, we witnessed how global trade once again
faced new challenges. The supply chain problems experienced
since the outbreak of the pandemic continued to result in major
consequences. We experienced shortage of components, logistical
difficulties and higher costs as a result, which could not be fully
compensated by price increases. Inflation rose globally, primarily
impacting our customers' finances.
Despite healthcare staff working harder than even to help
people in need of care, we can confirm that healthcare has not
yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels when it comes to elective
surgery. As a result, it is more important than ever to increase
healthcare productivity, and our smart products and services are
able to positively impact this.
The organic order intake and net sales declined year-on-year in
2022. However, we still see many opportunities to develop our offer-
ing to meet customer needs and thereby expand our market shares.
For example, we succeeded in increasing sales of capital goods for
operating rooms and sterile supply departments in the US, which is
our largest market. We also acquired FLUOPTICS SAS, an exciting
French world-leading company in fluorescence imaging as an aid to
surgery. The acquisition expanded our customer offering in clinical
decision-making support for safe and effective surgical procedures.
All in all, digital advances in healthcare are helping more
patients be treated more safely, while the work environment is
positively impacted and costs are kept under control. We already
have world-leading digital solutions that contribute to this and our
R&D teams are working to present more.
Digital tools also play an important role in the efficiency of service,
which is a very important part of our offering, and in terms of
uptime for our customers. Thanks to structured and dedicated
efforts, our fantastic service employees have consistently devel-
oped the business positively, and I see many opportunities in
continuing to develop the service business.
"Together with our
customers and suppliers,
we are now working to
create an improved work
environment for health-
care staff with
products that simplify
their work, lead to
increased productivity
and save more lives."
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