2017 Annual Review
Message from our Chairman and CEO
We delivered another strong year of financial results in 2017 and continue to strengthen our position as a leader in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical (MedSurg), and Neurotechnology and Spine.
Kevin Lobo, Chairman and CEO
Enhancing patient care
Our mission is clear: “Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better” through collaboration, innovative technologies and our commitment to successful patient outcomes.
A Hurricane Harvey orthopaedic success story
As Hurricane Harvey barreled toward Houston, Texas, St. Joseph Medical Center prepared for the worst. The staff’s stamina would be severely tested over the next five days, as historic amounts of rain pummeled the area, sending scores of desperate people to the hospital.
A miracle rescue
When paramedics in Gloucester, Massachusetts, arrived on the scene, they didn’t know they were about to lead one of the most dramatic lifesaving rescues of their careers.
Mako System creating the future of hip and knee replacement surgeries
Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery features three phases — enhanced planning, dynamic joint balancing and robotic-arm assisted bone preparation.
Allowing surgeons to see and do more
Statistics show that roughly one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. 
New facilities help drive innovation
We have built or are in the process of building several new facilities to accelerate the development of product innovations.
Additive manufacturing
3D printing — also known as additive manufacturing (AM) — is one of our pillars of innovation in Orthopaedics.
Serving those in need — around the world and in our backyard
Global Recognition
FORTUNE World’s
Most Admired Companies
#5 in 2018
Medical Products & Equipment
award recipient for the 17th consecutive year
People Companies That Care
#45 in 2017
out of 50 companies — recipient for the first time
FORTUNE 500 Largest
U.S.-Based Companies
#252 in 2017
joined the list in 2003 as #493
on the list for the 15th consecutive year
LinkedIn Top Companies
Where the World Wants to Work Now
#30 in 2018
recipient for the second time
FORTUNE World’s Best Workplaces
#10 in 2017
out of 25 companies — recipient for the first time
The Sunday Times 100
Best Companies to Work For
#14 in 2018
Stryker U.K. recipient for the 12th consecutive year
FORTUNE 100 Best
Companies to Work For (U.S.)
#16 in 2018
recipient for the eighth consecutive year
Top Employer Deutschland (Germany)
2018 award
on list for the second consecutive year
SYK CORP 2017-11-48