Hill-Rom Completes Buyout of Encompass TSS Joint Venture

ATESVILLE, Ind., Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Hill-Rom (NYSE: HRC)
today announced that it has bought out the minority interest of its Encompass
TSS joint venture with Encompass Group.

Encompass TSS, LLC was formed a little over a year ago to focus on the sale and
distribution of a comprehensive range of surface replacement systems, combining
Hill-Rom’s strengths in therapy surface innovation and Encompass’ highly
regarded family of AccuMax® and MaxiFloat® surfaces. Over the past year,
Encompass TSS has made excellent progress in realizing its vision of rapidly
penetrating the growing surface replacement segment. The buy-out will allow
Hill-Rom to better align its sales channels and fully integrate Encompass TSS
products and services, enhancing Hill-Rom’s customer experience.

Hill-Rom does not expect the transaction, in which Hill-Rom acquired Encompass
Group’s 40 percent share of Encompass TSS, giving Hill-Rom 100 percent
ownership, to have a material financial impact on its FY2011 outlook.

ABOUT HILL-ROM

Hill-Rom is a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medical
technologies and related services for the health care industry, including
patient support systems, safe mobility and handling solutions, non-invasive
therapeutic products for a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions,
medical equipment rentals, and information technology solutions. Hill-Rom’s
comprehensive product and service offerings are used by health care providers
across the health care continuum in hospitals, extended care facilities and home
care settings to enhance the safety and quality of patient care.

Hill-Rom…enhancing outcomes for patients and their caregivers.

www.hill-rom.com

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regulations, antitrust and other litigation, potential exposure to product
liability or other claims, failure of the Company’s announced or future
strategic initiatives and restructuring and realignment activities to achieve
expected growth, efficiencies or cost reductions, adverse consequences resulting
from the spin-off of the funeral services business, failure of the Company to
execute its acquisition and business alliance strategy through the consummation
and successful integration of acquisitions or entry into joint ventures or other
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changes in global economic conditions or disruptions of credit markets, labor
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