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    Supporting every aspect of your clinical practice, including physical exam, diagnostic cardiology, vitals monitoring and vision screening

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    Advancing products and technologies designed to speed patient recovery and streamline clinical workflows

  • Surgical Care

    Delivering innovations that enable reduced operating times, faster patient recovery and improved outcomes

  • Nutritional Care

    Personalizing nutritional care designed to improve patients’ health in the hospital, the ICU and at home

  • Respiratory Care

    Helping your patients with respiratory therapies designed to simplify delivery and improve mobility

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    Our portfolio of acute, nutritional, hospital and surgical care products helps advance healthcare around the world.

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For nearly a century, we have worked at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives.

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Our Story

Our 90-year heritage gives us distinct perspective on the needs of patients and caregivers. We lead today by putting those insights to work to deliver new, better healthcare solutions and access to care in the communities where we live and work.

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  • Our Leadership

    Our forward-looking leadership team is a driving force in ensuring we meet the needs of all our stakeholders – every day and everywhere.

  • Our Governance

    We are proud of our strong commitment to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance.

  • Fueling Collaborative Innovation

    Nurturing a culture of innovation is critical to delivering on our mission to save and sustain lives. We partner with the healthcare community to continually find more efficient, smarter ways to help solve the world's most pressing healthcare challenges.

  • Corporate Responsibility

    We strive to create lasting value by empowering our patients, protecting our planet and championing our people and communities.

  • Inclusion & Diversity

    We are committed to attracting, motivating and retaining an inclusive and diverse workforce.

  • Our History

    For nearly a century, we’ve been focused on saving and sustaining lives and elevating patient care.

Patients

Helping you reach a healthy life, full of possibility.

Patients
  • General Healthcare

    Whether you are receiving care in the hospital, at your doctor’s office or at home, we are here to support every step of your journey.

  • Nutritional Care

    When medical conditions prevent you from adequately feeding yourself, we provide life-saving clinical nutrition options to help you regain your nutritional status.

  • Respiratory Care

    We are committed to helping you with innovative products that deliver effective, proven respiratory therapy in the hospital and at home.

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A male patient uses a mobility lift with assistance from a healthcare professional

How to Prevent Falls in the Hospital

A lack of mobility impacts most hospitalized patients – adults admitted to the hospital who were previously ambulatory will spend up to 83% of the day in bed.1 A lack of mobility can have significant implications for hospitals, from patient safety risks to care outcomes including length of stay.2

Baxter to Present at Morgan Stanley 21st Annual Global Healthcare Conference

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global medtech leader, will present at the Morgan Stanley 21st Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. José (Joe) E. Almeida, Baxter's chairman, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.   The live webcast of Baxter's presentation can be accessed at www.baxter.com and will be available for replay through March 13, 2024.

Baxter to Present at 2023 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global medtech leader, will present at the 2023 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference on Thursday, September 7, 2023. José (Joe) E. Almeida, Baxter's chairman, president and chief executive officer is scheduled to present at 8:45 a.m. EST. The live webcast of Baxter's presentation can be accessed at www.baxter.com and will be available for replay through March 5, 2024.

Baxter Announces Updates to Its Board of Directors

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global medtech leader, today announced it has appointed Stephen (Steve) H. Rusckowski, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Quest Diagnostics, Inc., to its board of directors. Effective today, Mr. Rusckowski serves on Baxter's Compensation and Human Capital, and Quality, Compliance and Technology Committees. In addition, the company has announced that Michael (Mike) Mahoney will be resigning from the board effective Sept.

Baxter Issues Urgent Medical Device Correction for Spectrum V8 and Spectrum IQ infusion Pumps with Specific Software Versions

Baxter International Inc. announced today it has issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction for Spectrum V8 and Spectrum IQ infusion pumps in the U.S. and Puerto Rico that have been upgraded to software versions v8.01.01 and v9.02.01. The Correction is due to an increase in reported false upstream occlusion alarms following the software upgrades.

Baxter Reports Second-Quarter 2023 Results

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global medtech leader, today reported results for the second quarter of 2023.

Baxter Announces Vantive as the Name of Proposed Kidney Care Spinoff

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global medtech leader, today announced that Vantive will be the name of the company’s proposed spinoff of its Renal Care and Acute Therapies businesses. Vantive is expected to launch as an independent, publicly traded company by July 2024 or earlier, subject to satisfaction of customary conditions. 

Baxter Launches PERCLOT Absorbable Hemostatic Powder

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global leader in advancing surgical innovation, today announced the launch of PERCLOT Absorbable Hemostatic Powder in the U.S. PERCLOT is a passive, absorbable hemostatic powder that is ready to use and designed for patients with intact coagulation to address mild bleeding.1 

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Supporting Earthquake Relief Efforts in Turkey and Syria

When a deadly earthquake struck Turkey and Syria earlier this year, the devastation to the region was significant, claiming thousands of lives and impacting countless others. Baxter and the Baxter International Foundation (Baxter's philanthropic arm) worked with humanitarian aid partners Americares and Direct Relief to support those impacted by the disaster, providing cash and product donations, including fluids, surgery products and antibiotics.

Baxter Declares Quarterly Dividend

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global medtech leader, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on October 2, 2023, to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2023. The indicated annual dividend rate is $1.16 per share of common stock. About Baxter