Merit Medical Reaches Prime Status for ESG Initiatives
We’re proud to announce that Merit’s corporate rating from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has reached Prime Status. This great achievement recognizes companywide Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts and shows we care how our business impacts the world around us. What is ESG? ESG is a collective framework that helps investors, customers, suppliers, and employees […]
Merit Medical Partners with Jordan PREP, Expanding STEM Education to More Students
A significant part of Merit Business Excellence is giving back to the places we live and work to help our communities thrive. One way we do this is by investing in the next generation of innovators by strengthening programs that offer science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to young people in local schools. Each […]
Mile-Markers to Breast Cancer Recovery with SCOUT®: The Tara Zuzga Story
Merit Medical is committed to reducing the burden of breast cancer on patients and their loved ones—patients like Tara Zuzga. “May of 2021, I was out on a date night with my husband,” recalled Tara. “While I was in the restroom fluffing my hair, I noticed a mass under my right armpit.” Working in the […]
Mike Voigt, Merit Medical Chief Human Resources Officer, Receives 2023 HR Achievement Award
At Merit Medical, we think of ourselves as one big family who takes care of each other, with our Human Resources team leading the way. Thanks to their efforts, we’re able to build a strong team of inspiring individuals who work hard to impact patient lives. This year, our very own Chief Human Resources Officer […]
Merit Sensor’s Recycling Initiative Reduces Water Usage by 65%
An often unknown, but significant, branch of Merit Medical is Merit Sensor, a division responsible for creating silicon-based piezoresistive pressure sensors. These sensors, also known as MEMS pressure sensors, are used in multiple industries and are crucial to the function of many technologies. The challenge? Its on-site manufacturing requires a large amount of water. A […]
Becoming Fibroid Free: Malin Finds Relief Through UFE
Two in three women will develop fibroids at some point in her life. Uterine fibroids are small, noncancerous growths that form on the wall of the uterus. Although benign, and while many women may not experience complications, for some, fibroid symptoms can be devastating. Worse, information on treatment options is not always made readily available, […]
A New Lease on Life with Aspira®: The Andrea Peterson Story
Merit Medical is proud to support health at every stage, committed to helping patients live life to the fullest. For Women’s Health Week, meet Andrea Peterson—an advocate for adventurous women everywhere and patients who refuse to let a diagnosis slow them down. Andrea Peterson’s peaceful, rural life came to an abrupt halt when she received […]
Merit’s Internship Program Expands Opportunities to International Students
As Merit grows, so does its ability to offer effective professional development resources to employees—both present and potential. Recently, we were proud to welcome our first international intern, Daniela Aguirre. Daniella studies International Business at EAFIT University in Medellin, Colombia. For her 2022 fall semester, she traded the Andes Mountains for the Rockies to work […]
A Chance at Life: Expanding Pediatric Cardiac Care in East Africa
Merit partners with Mending Kids, increasing access to lifesaving heart surgeries for children in Dar Es Salaam It’s early morning in Dar Es Salaam, a bustling port city on the east coast of Tanzania. The sun spills over the horizon, its brilliance filling a pale-blue sky. Ships nod in the city’s turquoise harbors. People trickle […]