Ortho Care(TM) Again Ranks No. 1 for Service in Diagnostics Industry

RARITAN,N.J.,July 21,2020 -- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics,a global leader of in vitro diagnostics with a worldwide reputation for top-rated customer service and support,today announced that its Ortho Care™ holistic service and support program was ranked No. 1 in the diagnostics industry for a fifth straight year.

The rankings were published in IMV 2020 ServiceTrak™ reports and based upon opinions of laboratory professionals working in U.S. hospitals representing more than 3,000 systems.

"Our customers depend on us,so we never stop working to provide innovative solutions that help them,because we believe that every test is a life," said Mike Iskra,Ortho's head of North America commercial operations. "We are honored that this recognition reflects the positive experience of our customers--even in times of crisis."

In addition to retaining its top combined ranking,Ortho was ranked No. 1 for Overall Service Performance,Overall System Performance and Overall Customer Satisfaction in all three Service Trak industry reports: Integrated Systems,Immunoassay Analyzers and Chemistry Analyzers.

"Orthoconsistently wins top awards in all categories,year after year," said Craig Overpeck,chief executive officer,IMV. "This is an amazing achievement,which is reflective ofOrtho'shigh level of customer satisfaction. Ortho should be extremely proud of their reputation in the industry. We congratulate Ortho on their consistently high-ranking achievements."

"The breadth of the recognition reflects a key differentiator for Ortho: best-in-class customer service and support," said Zachary Ballard,head of regions LATAM,ASPAC and Japan and Ortho Care. "We provide real-time,personalized support to ensure labs are running efficiently and help them consistently deliver excellent patient care. In addition,we regularly are able to address many of our customers' support needs remotely,which is of tremendous value in this era of COVID-19 and social distancing."

Ortho Care is designed to deliver exceptional customer service through its highly skilled field service and remote support professionals who use innovative e-Connectivity® technology to remotely monitor solutions in real-time to ensure they are running efficiently and proactively address service needs. Smart Service,Ortho's innovative mobile app,assures a data-driven,proactive review is part of every customer service visit and helps ensure continued uptime and greatly reduces the need for service visits. The Ortho Knowledge Center and robust training programs,including virtual programs,give customers education on the latest best practices and research in diagnostics.

About IMV

IMV is part of the Science and Medicine Group,the leading market research and business intelligence provider to the laboratory diagnostic industry. Each year IMV produces a series of proprietary ServiceTrak™ Clinical reports derived from extensive phone surveys with clinical laboratory professionals to determine their level of satisfaction with the service they receive for their clinical diagnostic equipment and with the equipment manufacturers. For more information,visit www.imvinfo.com.

About Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is a global leader of in vitro diagnostics dedicated to improving and saving lives through innovative laboratory testing and blood-typing solutions.

Because Every Test is a Life™,we never stop innovating to offer streamlined,sustainable laboratory solutions that deliver fast,accurate,reliable test results that support exceptional patient care.

As a trusted partner of hospitals,hospital networks,blood banks,and labs around the world,we proudly serve the clinical laboratory and transfusion medicine communities with customized solutions that enhance clinical outcomes,improve lab performance,overcome staffing challenges and better manage costs.

We are powered by Ortho Care™,our global,award-winning,holistic approach to service,which supports customers with best-in-class technical support,award-winning field support,and remote service and inventory support.

For more information about Ortho's solutions and services,visit Ortho's website or social media channels: LinkedIn,Twitter,Facebook,Instagram and YouTube.

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