- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Medtronic Is Back to Full Production in Puerto Rico https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/184981?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/184981?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/184981?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Medtronic Is Back to Full Production in Puerto Rico &body=ESG News from Medtronic https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/184981?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Corporate Responsibility](/categories/corporate-responsibility) # Medtronic Is Back to Full Production in Puerto Rico ##### All production lines at all facilities are operating at pre-hurricane levels. Dec 22, 2017 12:00 AM ET Campaign: [Accelerating access to healthcare technology](/news/campaign/accelerating-access-healthcare-technology) [Medtronic in Puerto Rico: Back to Full Production ](http://www.medtronic.com/us-en/about/news/puerto-rico-full-production.html) When visitors arrive at any of the Medtronic production facilities in Puerto Rico, they can’t tell by looking that a hurricane had devastated this area just weeks earlier. They don’t notice on the production line either. Every production line, for every product at every Medtronic facility in Puerto Rico is now operating at pre-hurricane levels. “The employees are proud and so are we,” said Felix Negron, vice president of Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Company (MPROC). “In the days after the storm, we just put up a sign at the gate saying ‘come help us.’ And the next day hundreds of workers came to help clean up. It was inspiring.” The return to full production has happened even though Medtronic facilities in Juncos, Humacao and Villalba have been operating on generator power since immediately after the storm. In Ponce, where Medtronic produces a variety of minimally invasive medical products, utility power was restored in October. “This was a huge test for us,” said Victor Martinez, the director of manufacturing for the RTG and CRHF product lines in Juncos. “Not only getting back to production and serving the patients, but also because our employees did all this while dealing with a lot of personal matters.” Virtually all Medtronic employees, like everyone else on the island, suffered some sort of damage in the storm. Power has remained out over large areas of Puerto Rico. Albert Rodriguez, who helps build screws for spine surgery in Humacao, says he was motivated to return to work as soon as possible, in part because Medtronic did so much to help him after the storm. “I’m very grateful,” he said as he fired up the power generator that Medtronic helped him acquire. “The company proved it cares about us with all the things they provided, and it means a lot.” [Read more](http://www.medtronic.com/us-en/about/news/puerto-rico-full-production.html) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/art-logo-tag-v-en-rgb-bl.jpg)](/profiles/medtronic) ### More from Medtronic ###### [Medtronic Impact Report Highlights More Than 82 Million Patients Served Worldwide in Fiscal Year 2026](/news/medtronic-impact-report-highlights-more-82-million-patients-served-worldwide-fiscal-year-2026) Oct 6, 2026 10:55 AM ET ###### [Medtronic Named to Fortune 2026 ‘Change the World’ List for Touch Surgery™ Ecosystem and Healthy Neighbor](/news/medtronic-named-fortune-2026-change-world-list-touch-surgerytm-ecosystem-and-healthy-neighbor) Sep 30, 2026 8:55 AM ET ###### [From Caregiver to Engineer](/news/caregiver-engineer) Sep 28, 2026 11:00 AM ET ###### [NBC Bay Area: Bay Area Student Follows Passion With Help From Scholarship](/news/nbc-bay-area-bay-area-student-follows-passion-help-scholarship) Sep 21, 2026 4:30 PM ET ###### [For These Three Interns, the Medtronic Mission Is Personal](/news/these-three-interns-medtronic-mission-personal) Aug 24, 2026 1:45 PM ET ###### [What Experts Really Say About Overactive Bladder](/news/what-experts-really-say-about-overactive-bladder) Aug 18, 2026 9:00 AM ET ###### [Medtronic Spark Connects Young Innovators to Hands-On Experiences in Health Tech](/news/medtronic-spark-connects-young-innovators-hands-experiences-health-tech) Jul 22, 2026 3:45 PM ET ###### [What Everyone Should Know About Brain Health and Stroke](/news/what-everyone-should-know-about-brain-health-and-stroke) Jul 13, 2026 4:30 PM ET