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LAKE FOREST, Ill., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE:HSP), a leading global hospital products company, today announced that it will release its 2006 third-quarter results on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, before the U.S. stock market opens. A conference call for investors and media will be held at 9 a.m. Central Time, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006. A live webcast of the conference call will be available at http://www.hospirainvestor.com/. Listeners should log on approximately 10 minutes in advance to ensure proper computer setup to receive the webcast. A replay will be available on the Hospira Web site for 30 days following the call. About Hospira Hospira, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company dedicated to Advancing Wellness(TM) by developing, manufacturing and marketing products that help improve the productivity, safety and efficacy of patient care. With 70 years of service to the hospital industry, Hospira's portfolio includes one of the industry's broadest lines of generic acute-care injectables, which help address the high cost of proprietary pharmaceuticals; integrated solutions for medication management and infusion therapy; and the leading U.S. injectable contract manufacturing business. Headquartered north of Chicago in Lake Forest, Ill., Hospira has approximately 13,000 employees and 14 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Hospira's news releases and other information can be found at http://www.hospira.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040503/HSPLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Hospira, Inc. CONTACT: Media, Stacey Eisen, +1-224-212-2276, or Financial Community, Lynn McHugh, +1-224-212-2363, both of Hospira, Inc. Web site: http://www.hospira.com/

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