Hospira, Inc.
LOCATION: 755 Jarvis Drive
SERVICES: Hospira is a specialty pharmaceuticals and medication delivery company focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing products that help improve the safety and effectiveness of patient care. Hospira’s portfolio of products and services is organized into medication delivery systems and critical care devices, specialty injectable pharmaceuticals and injectable pharmaceutical custom manufacturing services. These products are used by hospitals, alternate site clinics, home healthcare providers and long-term care facilities.
Medication delivery systems include electronic drug delivery pumps for intravenous drug delivery and patient-controlled analgesia for pain management, and infusion therapy solutions and supplies, including
pre-mixed drug solutions and nutritionals for I.V. infusion as well as administration sets and accessories. Hospira is one of the leaders in electronic drug delivery systems in the United States and the leader in patient-controlled analgesia.
PHILOSOPHY: Advancing wellness through the right people and the right products. Created from the core hospital products business of Abbott Laboratories, the company tries to take a proactive approach to improving patient and healthcare worker safety.
HISTORY: Hospira was spun off from Abbott Laboratories in May 2004. Prior to the spin-off, the division which created Hospira, was in existence for more than 70 years. Hospira has existed as a stand-alone company for more than two years.
CONTACT: Carol Meyer, human resources manager, (408) 782-3200, www.hospira.com.
