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Medical device companies: These 15 performed the best in 2017

January 5, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

15. Hill-Rom (NYSE:HRC): +50.1%

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The past year was a year of product launches for Chicago-based Hill-Rom. One of the most promising product launches involved the Centrella smart bed system, designed with a strong healthcare value proposition around increased patient safety, satisfaction and caregiver efficiency.

“We are very excited about the potential Centrella has to accelerate the med surg bed replacement cycle, particularly during a favorable capital spending environment. While still in the early days of the launch, feedback from clinicians has been positive, and our backlog is building, including some early competitive gains,” CEO John Greisch said during a November earnings call with analysts, transcribed by Seeking Alpha.

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Chris Newmarker

Chris Newmarker is the executive editor of WTWH Media life science's news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. A professional journalist of 18 years, he is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at [email protected].

Comments

  1. DMo says

    January 9, 2018 at 1:29 pm

    Was going to read this article but refuse to go through multiple clicks to see a list. Can you just give the list?

    • Avatar photoChris Newmarker says

      January 9, 2018 at 7:00 pm

      There’s a link on the opening slide where you can download a full spreadsheet of 100 companies and their stock performance. Hope that helps.

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