Abbott to Present at Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott will present at the
Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 10,
2009. Miles D. White, chairman and chief executive officer, and Thomas C.
Freyman, executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer, will
make a presentation on the company at 9:20 a.m. Central time.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be accessible through Abbott's
Investor Relations Web site at www.abbottinvestor.com. An archived edition of
the presentation will be available later that day.

About Abbott
Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery,
development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical
products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company
employs more than 72,000 people and markets its products in more than 130
countries.

Abbott's news releases and other information are available on the company's
Web site at www.abbott.com.

SOURCE Abbott

Scott Stoffel, +1-847-936-9502, or financial, Larry Peepo, +1-847-935-6722,
both of Abbott