Critical Community Needs
In addition to access to healthcare, communities worldwide have other critical needs, such as reducing medication errors and increasing patient safety, improving education, enhancing transportation, offering youth services and protecting the environment. To help address these needs, Baxter’s business units, departments and manufacturing facilities contributed $16.5 million during 2006 to targeted organizations and causes worldwide, with about 45 percent donated outside the United States.
Baxter’s business units and departments also make in-kind donations – such as the use of facilities or equipment – to selected organizations. Business units and departments may also form partnerships with local nonprofit organizations, participate in local business associations or capitalize on employee talent and expertise to benefit the community.
