DALLAS and ATLANTA, April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kimberly-Clark
Corporation (NYSE: KMB) announced today that Health Care sector President,
Joanne Bauer has been named to Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Women in
Healthcare, an elite group of professionals that includes renowned
physicians, administrators, business executives and policy makers.
Modern Healthcare selected the top 25 women based on the following five
criteria:
-- Successful service as a leader in an organization or company;
-- Ability to effect change in the healthcare industry;
-- Willingness to share expertise with others in the field;
-- Service as a role model to other female healthcare executives;
-- Leadership position in the industry.
"Health Care is one of Kimberly-Clark's fastest growing businesses and
this honor speaks to the success of the sector and Joanne's leadership,"
said Tom Falk, Kimberly-Clark Chairman and CEO. "Her contributions are
significant, not only to Kimberly-Clark, but to the healthcare industry as
a whole."
During her tenure, Ms. Bauer has been instrumental in growing the
Health Care business by developing and leading strong teams to achieve the
following:
-- Successfully integrating the acquisitions of well-known companies
including Ballard medical products, Tecnol, Inc., a producer of face
masks and Safeskin Corporation, a glove manufacturer;
-- Doubling sales outside of North America and overseeing rapid
international expansion;
-- Redesigning the manufacturing supply chain to produce an annual cost
savings of $50 million;
-- Implementing and executing business continuity plans to prepare for
pandemics such as SARS and avian flu;
-- Leading a re-positioning of Kimberly-Clark Health Care's go-to-market
strategy from a provider of personal protective equipment to higher
order medical devices to help reduce healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs).
In 2006, Ms. Bauer focused the business' resources on developing and
acquiring innovative technologies and devices that would aid in the
prevention of HAIs, a cause of 90,000 deaths each year. Under her
leadership, Kimberly- Clark has sharpened its focus on bringing solutions
to market that reduce the leading causes of surgical site infections and
ventilator-associated pneumonia, two dangerous and costly HAIs. In
addition, the company has sponsored the national Surgical Care Improvement
Program (SCIP) as well as The Association of periOperative Registered
Nurses (AORN) Human Factors project, two initiatives that are designed to
arm caregivers with the tools they need to improve patient outcomes either
through clinical measures or teamwork and effective communications.
"I applaud Modern Healthcare's recognition of female professionals who
are making a difference in healthcare and am honored to be in the company
of such remarkable women," said Ms. Bauer. "The success of our health care
business and the fact that I would even be considered for this honor is a
direct result of all of our people working to deliver top-quality products
and to support the healing mission of caregivers. I am honored to lead that
team."
The Top 25 Women in Healthcare will be honored at an awards banquet on
May 21st in Dallas. For more information, please visit
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/top25women .
Kimberly-Clark in the Healthcare Environment
Around the world, medical professionals turn to Kimberly-Clark for a
wide portfolio of solutions that improve the health, hygiene and well-being
of their patients and staff. As part of their healing mission, caregivers
rely on Kimberly-Clark to deliver clinical solutions and educational
resources that they can depend on to prevent, diagnose and manage a wide
variety of healthcare-associated infections. This over $1 billion global
enterprise of Kimberly-Clark Corporation holds the No. 1 and No. 2 market
share positions in several categories, including infection control
solutions, surgical solutions, pain management and digestive health. And
throughout the care continuum, patients and staff alike trust
Kimberly-Clark medical supplies and devices, Kleenex tissues,
Kimberly-Clark Professional skin care products, and Scott towels for
day-to-day needs. For more information, please visit
http://www.kchealthcare.com .
SOURCE Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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