Merit Medical Response to Earthquake in Salt Lake City
March 18 2020 - 10:30AM
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading manufacturer
and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used in
interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly
in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy,
announced today that it experienced an early morning earthquake of
5.7 magnitude.
According to Merit Medical’s Chairman and CEO
Fred P. Lampropoulos, there is no damage to any of the company’s
facilities in Utah. All essential elements of the business,
including receiving, shipping, customer service and communications
infrastructure, are running. Merit employees were released to go
home while further assessments are made.
“We are taking necessary precautions and will
communicate any relevant updates to this information,” Lampropoulos
said.
ABOUT MERITFounded in 1987,
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is engaged in the development,
manufacture and distribution of proprietary disposable medical
devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology,
critical care and endoscopy. Merit serves client hospitals
worldwide with a domestic and international sales force and
clinical support team totaling in excess of 300 individuals. Merit
employs approximately 6,400 people worldwide with facilities in
South Jordan, Utah; Pearland, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; Malvern,
Pennsylvania; Rockland, Massachusetts; Aliso Viejo, California;
Maastricht and Venlo, The Netherlands; Paris, France; Galway,
Ireland; Beijing, China; Tijuana, Mexico; Joinville, Brazil;
Markham, Ontario, Canada; Melbourne, Australia; Tokyo, Japan;
Reading, United Kingdom; Johannesburg, South Africa; and
Singapore.
Contact:
Anne-Marie Wright, Vice President, Corporate
CommunicationsPhone:
(801) 208-4167 e-mail: awright@merit.com
Fax: (801) 253-1688
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