POWER OF ATTORNEY
            Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of David S. Rosenbloom,
Ellen K. Bradford and Kimberly Olson signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
       (1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director
of Baxter International Inc., or any of its direct
or indirect subsidiaries (Baxter) Forms 3, 4 and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder and
Form 144 under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933;
       (2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, 5, or 144 and complete
and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
file any such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and
       (3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in
the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause or have caused to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Baxter
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933.
       This Power of Attorney shall supersede any power of
attorney previously granted by the undersigned with respect
to the subject matter herein and shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 with respect to the undersigned's holdings
of, and transactions in, securities issued by Baxter, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed document delivered
to Baxter.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of November 27, 2025.

/s/ Maria Cecilia Soriano