ROSWELL, Ga., Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --  Kimberly-Clark Health Care, soon to be Halyard Health, today announced that the Canadian Health Care sales team, led by Tony Ceci, Director of Sales, has received the Outstanding Field Support Award from Cardinal Health Canada. For the third year in a row, this team was recognized for exceptional sales results and outstanding customer service for Kimberly-Clark Health Care's portfolio of surgical, infection prevention and medical device products.

The Canadian Health Care team supports Cardinal Health Canada's distribution of sterilization wrap, exam gloves, face masks and other surgical and medical device products to hospitals and healthcare facilities across Canada. The team takes the lead on support for hundreds of customers from regional outpatient surgery centers to multi-facility hospital networks. Cardinal Health field representatives voted Kimberly-Clark Health Care as this year's award recipient from among many other vendors recognizing them for their commitment and responsiveness to customers. 

"We are very proud of our longstanding partnership with the Cardinal Health team in Canada and are honored to receive this award," said Tony Ceci, Canadian Sales Director, Kimberly-Clark Health Care. "This award is tremendous recognition for our sales team's dedication to Cardinal Health and our customers. We look forward to our continued work with Cardinal as we move forward as Halyard Health with a sole focus on complete, innovative solutions to improve medical outcomes and customers' business performance."

"We are proud to recognize Kimberly-Clark Health Care with the Outstanding Field Support Award for their exceptional work with our sales team during fiscal year 2014," said Martha Huston, President, Cardinal Health Canada. "Kimberly-Clark Health Care has been a great long term partner of Cardinal Health Canada with the success driven by the close working relationship of our sales teams. The fact that the winner of this award is selected by the sales team further attests to not only what the teams do together but how they do it. Congratulations and thank you!"

The award was presented at Cardinal Health Canada's national sales meeting in August 2014.

Next month, Kimberly-Clark Health Care will become Halyard Health, an independent medical technology company focused on preventing infection, eliminating pain and speeding recovery.

Kimberly-Clark in the Healthcare Environment
Around the world, medical professionals turn to Kimberly-Clark for a portfolio of solutions that improve the health, hygiene and well-being of their patients and staff. As part of their healing mission, caregivers rely on Kimberly-Clark to deliver clinical solutions, hygiene & cleaning offerings, and educational resources that they can depend on to prevent, diagnose and manage a wide variety of healthcare-associated infections. A global enterprise of more than $1 billion, Kimberly-Clark Health Care holds the No. 1 or No. 2 market share position in several categories, including infection control solutions, surgical solutions, pain management, hygiene solutions, digestive health and respiratory health. Kimberly-Clark plans to spin-off Kimberly-Clark Health Care into Halyard Health, a stand-alone, publicly-traded company. For more information, visit http://www.kchealthcare.com.

About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, nearly a quarter of the world's population trust K-C's brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex^®, Scott^®, Huggies^®, Pull-Ups^®, Kotex^® and Depend^®, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the Company's 142-year history of innovation, visit www.kimberly-clark.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.  

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