Hill-Rom Global Code of Conduct

Our Key
Stakeholders:
• Patients
and Customers
• Fellow Employees
• Company
and Investors
• Government
Regulators
• Communities
and the Public
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Patients and Customers
The patients who use our products, their caregivers, and our other customers
are at the heart of our business. They depend upon us for the delivery of
high quality, cost-effective products and services to meet their needs. We
help meet their needs when we focus on meeting our standards for quality
product design and manufacturing, accurate and truthful communications
with our customers, appropriate interactions with health care providers,
and safeguarding others’ private information.
Fellow Employees
At Hill-Rom, we are a community of individuals all working together to
realize our company’s vision and mission. As a global organization, we
value the diversity of our employees and recognize the unique ability of
each individual to contribute to our success. To realize fully our individual
and company potential, we must have a work environment of trust and
respect for individuals. Our goal must be to foster an environment that is
free of unlawful discrimination and harassment, and one that allows for
open communication.
Company and Investors
We all have a responsibility to our company and our shareholders. As
employees, we are responsible for ensuring that we act on our company’s
behalf based on its interests rather than our own self-interests. We have
a responsibility to ensure that our company’s books and records are
accurate, that information we learn while performing our work is not
used improperly, and that we treat company property and information
with great care. Additionally, we have a responsibility to ensure that
those with whom we do business share our commitment to follow
our company’s standards for business integrity.
Government Regulators
The health care industry is dynamic, highly regulated and increasingly
dependent on global governments as customers and payers. By
complying with this Global Code and all relevant laws and regulations,
we maintain our position as a trusted and reliable company with all
government regulators and agencies that influence or participate in
the markets for our products and services.
Communities and the Public
As a global health care company with thousands of employees, we
also have a responsibility to the communities in which we live and
operate and to the public at large. It is important that we act
responsibly in all aspects of our local and national communities,
including in the political, environmental, and charitable activities
in which we participate.
November 2011
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