Mahwah-Based 'Stryker' Invests in Veterans

Stryker, based in Mahwah, is a leading provider of medical devices for military and VA surgeons that is also invested in veterans.

A Military.com top veteran employer, Stryker has a long history of supporting our nation’s military though education, residency programs, products, and donations and is a leading supporter of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS), according to Jeanine Guilfoyle, Sr. Public Relations Manager, Integrated Marketing at Stryker.

The health and well being of patients is Stryker’s top priority, according to Guilfoyle. “At the core of what we do is improving the lives of patients by collaborating with our customers and providing the best healthcare solutions for their businesses,” she said. “Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.”

Joe Zingaro, a Stryker employee and a veteran who served in the Marine Corps from 1993-1998 as an Infantry Officer, says Stryker not only helped him, but many veterans by actively seeking out and hiring veterans getting out of the military.

“Veterans Day ... is a way of recognizing all veterans, particularly those less fortunate or struggling. It’s critical that those in need are not forgotten,” Zingaro said.

Zingaro, who now works for Stryker’s NY Metro region sales, said his “advice for current active duty military members would be to start working on a transition plan once you decide you are going to separate. You come out of the military with strong leadership skills that many companies today are looking for.”

Stryker’s newest military partnership is with the Fisher House Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides a home away from home that enables family members to be close to a loved one during hospitalization for an illness, disease or injury.

The partnership will help support military families by making the same Stryker hat that professional golfers Fred Funk and Hal Sutton wear available for golf fans, Guilfoyle said. For every hat purchased, Stryker will donate 100 percent of the net proceeds directly to the Fisher House Foundation to support injured or sick military veterans and their families.

“Stryker is ... dedicated to continuing support of its veteran and enlisted employees, and proud to be among the nation’s Top Military Employers,” Guilfoyle said.