Significant changes are taking place in the environment@surrounding the medical and health care fields, including the@rapid aging of society, increase in lifestyle-related diseases,@and increase in national health care expenditures. In addition, solutions are being sought to address a wide range of issues faced by developed countries such as the expanded scope of healthcare including prevention and prognosis, and increased use of advanced medical and information technology, to issues faced by developing countries such as widening regional disparities in healthcare standards, the need to reduce healthcare costs, and the shortage of funds and healthcare professionals. At Hitachi, we believe that health care is an essential infrastructure for society in the 21st century, we are focusing on meeting diverse healthcare needs using advanced IT and medical technologies. We will make further advancement to solve the social issues under the keywords of health, safety, and comfort.