Ballard Medical Products

PROFILE Ballard Medical Products makes specialized medical products, including Trach Care endotracheal (respiratory) products. The Trach Care line includes suction catheters, of which the company is a leading US producer. The firm also makes enteral (feeding) products (including the MIC line), foamers and solutions (Foam Care), oral swabs (PEPCO), gastric lavage kits (Easi-Lav), and devices used in cardiac stimulation (Cardiotronics/R2). Ballard's customers include hospitals, nursing homes, ambulance services, fire departments, and patients being cared for at home. Ballard sells its products in more than 30 countries around the world. The company is a subsidiary of paper products leader Kimberly-Clark.  COMPETITION Allegiance Corporation (dossier) Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX)		FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Fiscal Year-End: September 1998 Sales (mil.): 150.10 1-Yr. Sales Growth: 19.8% Employees: 1,336 Revenue per employee: $112,350.30  KEY PEOPLE • Mark Foreste     CEO  CONTACT INFO 12050 S. Lone Peak Pkwy. Draper, UT 84020 US Phone: 801-572-6800 Fax: 801-572-6869 Online: Web Site

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