Our Story
Baxter touches the lives of millions of people around the world every day. Our products and therapies can be found throughout hospitals and clinics – from the ER to the OR, from the pharmacy to the ICU – as well as advancing patients’ care in their homes.
For nearly a century, we have been at the critical intersection of saving and sustaining lives. And now, we are determined and uniquely positioned to realize our greatest opportunity to transform global healthcare for years to come.
Committed to Saving and Sustaining Lives
Our Leadership
Our forward-looking leadership team is committed to using their expertise to help providers meet today’s healthcare challenges – better care for more patients, faster and cost-effectively.
Our Governance
We are committed to operating with the highest standards of quality, safety and performance in everything we do, and we strive to maintain a best-in-class work environment for all employees.
Fueling Collaborative Innovation
Nurturing a culture of innovation is critical to delivering on our mission to save and sustain lives. We partner with world-class institutions, clinicians and scientists to continually find more efficient and smarter ways to help solve the healthcare industry’s most pressing challenges.
Our Corporate Responsibility
We strive to create lasting value by empowering our patients, protecting our planet and championing our people and communities
Our History
For nearly a century, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that changed healthcare. From the first commercially produced intravenous solutions to today’s leading acute, nutritional, renal and surgical care innovations, we are committed to providing leading healthcare solutions.
Global Inclusion and Diversity
Inclusion and diversity at Baxter is about building and developing diverse, high-performing teams that are engaged and innovative. We want to attract, motivate and retain an inclusive and diverse workforce to better address the needs of our employees, customers, suppliers, patients and caregivers worldwide.

Representative Honors and Recognitions
The following awards are among numerous other regional and country-specific recognitions across the globe:
Workplace & Diversity |
Corporate Responsibility |
Disability Equality Index® (DEI) by Disability:IN (Top 10%) |
3BL Media 100 Best Corporate Citizens |
Forbes America's Best Employers for Diversity |
Dow Jones Sustainability World & North America Indices |
Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index Perfect Score |
FTSE4Good Index |
Seramount Best Company for Multicultural Women |
Newsweek America's Most Responsible Companies |
Seramount (Diversity Best Practice) Inclusion Index (Top 10%) |
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Seramount (Working Mother Media) 100 Best Companies & Best Companies for Dads |
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Seramount (Working Mother Media) Top Company for Executive Women |