Sysmex America Achieves Honor Roll Distinction for Company Commitment to Employees and Community

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex America, Inc., a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, today announced that is has been named by Center for Companies That Care as a 2014 Honor Roll awardee.  The 2014 Honor Roll, the 12^th of the Center's annual recognition program, honors Sysmex America for its outstanding workplace practices and active community involvement. Sysmex is a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology and services hospitals and healthcare networks, reference laboratories and physicians' offices worldwide.

According to Karen Stoneman, Vice President of Human Resources, Sysmex America, Sysmex America demonstrated excellence in the Center's 10 Characteristics inherent to a "Company That Cares", including providing competitive compensation and benefits, supporting the pursuit of work/life balance, developing employees and leaders, sustaining a work environment founded on dignity and respect for all employees, and volunteering in the community, among others. Two key components of the 2014 Honor Roll selection process were a written application and employee survey results.

"At Sysmex America we are committed to the personal and professional development of our employees.  This, in turn, benefits our local communities. It also enables Sysmex America to provide a high level of service quality to our customers who work diligently to provide quality, cost-effective healthcare services for the physicians and patients they serve.  It is once again an honor to be recognized as a company that cares," said Stoneman.

"These employers are best in class," said Marci Koblenz, Center for Companies That Care's co-founder and president. "Their daily practices within their organizations and in the community affirm business as a valuable contributor to society.  A Company That Cares is attuned to all of its constituents, making business decisions that take into account the human toll and help others achieve professional as well as personal goals.  Without a doubt, these organizations are companies that care."

Center for Companies That Care's Honor Roll celebrates U.S. based organizations of all sizes in diverse industries including privately held and publicly traded organizations as well as not-for-profit employers.

About Center for Companies That Care

Center for Companies That Care is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the well-being of employees, families and communities by encouraging employers to integrate the 10 Characteristics of Socially Responsible Employers into their daily business practices.  Each March the Honor Roll is announced in conjunction with the launch of CAREDAYS, an annual month-long, national initiative to address a significant societal issue.  CAREDAYS14: Terrific Tales supports childhood literacy by increasing children's easy access to engaging books.  Individuals and organizations are encouraged to either donate books or raise funds to purchase books for 1000 under-resourced classrooms.  For more about Center for Companies That Care, the Honor Roll, CAREDAYS14: Terrific Tales, or any of the not-for-profit's initiatives, visit www.companies-that-care.org or call 312.661.1010.     

About Sysmex America, Inc.

Sysmex America, Inc., in Lincolnshire, Illinois, the U.S. headquarters of Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan), is a trusted world leader in clinical laboratory systemization and solutions that optimize the clinical utility, operational efficiency and financial performance of the lab.  Sysmex America distributes and supports a diversified portfolio of best-in-class automated in vitro diagnostic hematology, coagulation and urinalysis analyzers, reagents and information systems for laboratories and healthcare facilities throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Company's unwavering commitment to clinical excellence and technological innovation is reflected in the Sysmex brand and its distinguished heritage of unsurpassed reliability. Sysmex is reshaping the healthcare of tomorrow at the clinical laboratory level by transcending the boundaries of diagnostic science and serving as the pulse of reliable, accountable care.  For more information about Sysmex, please visit www.sysmex.com/us

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