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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-24-039784
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		16
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240909
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240909
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240909

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000010456
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		IRS NUMBER:				360781620
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04448
		FILM NUMBER:		241286037

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BAXTER PKWY
		STREET 2:		DF2-1W
		CITY:			DEERFIELD
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60015
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8479482000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BAXTER PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		DF2-1W
		CITY:			DEERFIELD
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60015

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BAXTER TRAVENOL LABORATORIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880522

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BAXTER LABORATORIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19760608
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ibd6d8f10307d465a96b0ee48cb1b8d41_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:10pt;text-align:right"><img alt="g782573page6aa01a.jpg" src="g782573page6aa01a.jpg" style="height:33px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:160px"></div></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:13pt;margin-top:13pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">BAXTER APPOINTS JEFFREY A. CRAIG TO ITS BOARD</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Addition of Mr. Craig complements current board expertise with deep financial, broad operational and public company board experience</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">DEERFIELD, Ill., SEPT. 9, 2024</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%"> &#8211; Baxter International Inc. (NYSE&#58;BAX), a global medtech leader, today announced it has appointed Jeffrey (Jay) A. Craig, former executive chair and chief executive officer (CEO) of Meritor Corporation, to its board of directors. Mr. Craig will serve on Baxter&#8217;s Audit Committee. His appointment is effective today and brings the total number of directors serving the company to 12. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%"> &#8220;We are excited to welcome Jay to Baxter&#8217;s board,&#8221; said Jos&#233; (Joe) E. 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Prior to joining Meritor, he was president, GMAC Commercial, a $10 billion finance provider to the manufacturing, garment and private aircraft industries. Mr. Craig started his career at Deloitte, culminating in the role of audit partner and audit practice leader of its St. Louis office. He currently serves as a director of Arcosa Corporation and Hyliion Corporation. Mr. Craig earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in accounting from Michigan State University and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">About Baxter</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Every day, millions of patients, caregivers and healthcare providers rely on Baxter&#8217;s leading portfolio of diagnostic, critical care, kidney care, nutrition, hospital and surgical products used across patient homes, hospitals, physician offices and other sites of care. For more than 90 years, we&#8217;ve been operating at the critical intersection where innovations that save and sustain lives meet the </font></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:10pt;text-align:right"><img alt="g782573page6aa01a.jpg" src="g782573page6aa01a.jpg" style="height:33px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:160px"></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">healthcare providers who make it happen. With products, digital health solutions and therapies available in more than 100 countries, Baxter&#8217;s employees worldwide are now building upon the company&#8217;s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of transformative healthcare innovations. 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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_AmendmentFlag_fb7e6041-2175-4340-a885-c4f9536485da_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Amendment Flag</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_AmendmentFlag_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Amendment Flag</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:to="lab_dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member_e7c5e516-3264-4bf1-bf1b-a6bb153fbf44_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">1.3% Global Notes due 2025</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Global Notes 1.3% due 2025 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">1.3% Global Notes due 2025 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member" xlink:href="bax-20240909.xsd#bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member" xlink:to="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2025Member" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_TradingSymbol_779a1a03-8633-4653-b77e-bbf1056a4cca_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Trading Symbol</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_TradingSymbol_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Trading Symbol</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:to="lab_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName_fa526b3a-53e4-44cf-a5fe-53e8da4ba47d_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_a8e5b2a5-c567-4422-9ac1-bb01d0501936_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:to="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member_c90e8359-0955-41d7-b558-d7551b8f706a_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Global Notes 1.73% due 2031</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Global Notes 1.73% due 2031 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Global Notes 1.73% due 2031</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member" xlink:href="bax-20240909.xsd#bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member" xlink:to="lab_bax_GlobalNotes173Due2031Member" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_8ca70e46-8e8a-4103-9ab2-84ae9ea2ad44_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_exch_XNYS_ad260552-799e-4018-886d-85836e027887_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_exch_XNYS" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_exch_XNYS_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_exch_XNYS" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_exch_XNYS" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/exch/2024/exch-2024.xsd#exch_XNYS"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_exch_XNYS" xlink:to="lab_exch_XNYS" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember_3aaf5bce-9a2d-430a-86cc-62982db05e99_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, $1.00 Per Value</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, $1.00 Per Value [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, $1.00 Per Value [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember" xlink:href="bax-20240909.xsd#bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember" xlink:to="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_20ca3145-6897-4eae-b7f2-9692c2508674_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityFileNumber_dee7bc70-132d-4170-ade2-ccfc502f7af6_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity File Number</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityFileNumber_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity File Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_307f4b9c-980d-4b54-82f3-f88aed2fa0dd_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_7da178de-9cb3-4fbe-91a4-242b5c742845_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:to="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member_4ce56a46-d4ca-4772-a3ae-ec890f4d6505_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">1.3% Global Notes due 2029</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Global Notes 1.3% due 2029 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">1.3% Global Notes due 2029 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:href="bax-20240909.xsd#bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:to="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_f05fc185-6d0e-42f2-9011-fa499fa54deb_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address, Address Line One</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address, Address Line One</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_e73c86c0-97d0-4339-a7b2-f76841345edd_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_WrittenCommunications_79e80cb7-d348-4634-ab37-dfe7de9a50ae_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Written Communications</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_WrittenCommunications_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Written Communications</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:to="lab_dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_eaa70c00-584c-4bd4-b1b8-ceac6bb464a8_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Local Phone Number</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Local Phone Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:to="lab_dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_ExchangeDomain_81092329-0a61-4957-a5e4-fd8a7c330a0d_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_ExchangeDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Exchange [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_ExchangeDomain_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_ExchangeDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Exchange [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_ExchangeDomain" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_ExchangeDomain"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_ExchangeDomain" xlink:to="lab_dei_ExchangeDomain" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_Security12bTitle_ade280aa-44e8-4697-a153-029182dbf601_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Title of 12(b) Security</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_Security12bTitle_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Title of 12(b) Security</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:to="lab_dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_0ad23601-789b-4752-a505-668ed6e02cc5_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Document Period End Date</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Document Period End Date</link:label>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br> -Section 425<br></p></div>
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