Zimmer Holdings to Partner with AmeriCares for Global Product Donation Program

WARSAW, Ind., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: ZMH; SWX: ZMH) announced today that it will partner with AmeriCares,
one of the world's leading non-governmental organizations providing in-kind
medical donations, to support emergency response and ongoing medical
assistance. Zimmer has initially committed product valued at $1 million to
three of AmeriCares' primary programs: Global Medical Assistance, Medical
Outreach and Emergency Response. AmeriCares will be responsible for assessing
and matching patient needs within their Global Medical Assistance and
Emergency Response programs with Zimmer's product lines, as well as screening
all international medical volunteer applications referred to their Medical
Outreach Program. Zimmer will not be involved in selecting the recipients of
the product it donates through AmeriCares.
"We are proud to be partnering with AmeriCares for the purpose of
providing the life-enhancing benefits of our products to those affected by
disasters, conflict and chronic poverty," said David Dvorak, Zimmer Holdings
President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are confident that AmeriCares, with
its worldwide reach and longstanding record of success in medical relief work,
can help us achieve our philanthropic goals in this area."
Zimmer products such as joint replacements, spinal systems, trauma
products, burn care and dental implants are frequently used to address
injuries or diseases that result from natural disasters or lack of advanced
medical care.
"AmeriCares is pleased to have the opportunity to work with Zimmer.
Zimmer's product donations will be a valuable addition to our three primary
programs. For over twenty-five years, we have been able to match product
donations with the critical medical needs of our partners around the world,"
said Curt Welling, AmeriCares President and CEO. "Collaborations with
companies such as Zimmer enable us to save lives and restore health to people
in crisis."
About Zimmer
Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, Zimmer is a
worldwide leader in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing
orthopaedic reconstructive, spinal and trauma devices, dental implants, and
related orthopaedic surgical products. Zimmer has operations in more than 25
countries around the world and sells products in more than 100 countries.
Zimmer's 2007 sales were approximately $3.9 billion. The Company is supported
by the efforts of more than 7,500 employees worldwide.
For more information about Zimmer, visit www.zimmer.com
About AmeriCares
AmeriCares is a private, nonprofit international disaster relief and
humanitarian aid organization, which delivers medicines, medical supplies and
aid to people in crisis around the world. Since it was established in 1982,
AmeriCares has distributed more than $7.5 billion in humanitarian aid to 137
countries. For more information, log onto www.americares.org.
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SOURCE Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

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