Mission

In February, Susan VanDeventer’s stepmother started coughing up blood. At the time, her stepmother was in Louisiana, where she spends the winters with another one of her daughters. Her family rushed her to the small, local hospital nearby. They quickly realized that she needed to be transferred to a larger hospital in Baton Rouge. Some […]

Learn about the role Cook Aviation played with Hurricane Helene disaster relief support in 2024 When disaster strikes, there are many unsung heroes and everyday people who rise to the occasion to help those in need. This story celebrates the employees at Cook Aviation for their dedication to living Cook Values by helping others, acting […]

Why? That was the essence of the questions Tony Pearson-Foldenauer kept asking himself in the hours and days after his father-in-law suffered a heart attack within minutes of having a (non-Cook) stent placed in January 2020. “Originally, I was concerned about vascular dissection,” Tony said. “But they went in and put a second stent in […]

Cook Medical continues tradition of innovation by connecting with Indiana and Purdue universities to research and create new pediatric medical devices. When Dr. Sven-Ivar Seldinger developed a new technique in the early 1950s that allowed radiologists to gain access to the vascular system using a needle, a wire guide, and a catheter there was one […]

Cook partners with Atex on launch of pilot SRM When Cook’s Brand Essence, “Relentlessly inventive, deeply connected,” was unveiled last September, it immediately resonated with Autumn Weber, senior director for Global Procurement. “I discussed with Ross Harvey (vice president of Global Supply Chain), that I thought this is perfect timing for setting up a supplier […]

The goal of SIOP (sales, inventory, operations, and planning) is to enable good decision making for Cook—because the focus of SIOP is on the last part of the acronym: planning. SIOP is not a new concept. It was born in the 1950s and evolved significantly in the 80s. So, you might be thinking, “This has […]

Endoscopy’s Ray Boudreau shares the story of the “biggest competition of his life” Every day, many of us at Cook Medical have ways to impact patient lives. Whether it be indirectly, such as in a manufacturing, regulatory, or product management role, or directly, like a sales rep. What’s unique about sales reps is that they […]

With shipping services to Ukraine suspended, Cook MyoSite employees find another way to send supplies The most interesting thing about time is when it feels like it stops. This is how it felt for Oksana Klueva on February 24, 2022. She was scrolling through Facebook, something she has done a thousand times before, when she […]