Abbott Hosts Conference Call for First-Quarter Earnings

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., March 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) will announce its first-quarter 2016 financial results on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, before the market opens. 

The announcement will be followed by a live webcast of the earnings conference call at 8 a.m. Central time (9 a.m. Eastern), and will be accessible through Abbott's Investor Relations website at www.abbottinvestor.com. An archived edition of the call will be available after 11 a.m. Central time.

About Abbott:

Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 74,000 people.

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SOURCE Abbott

Abbott Media, Elissa Maurer, (224) 668-3309, or Abbott Financial, Scott Leinenweber, (224) 668-0791