July 29, 2008
James B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 6010
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Hospira, Inc. |
| Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007 | |
| File No. 1-31946 | |
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
We received the SEC’s additional comments on July 16, 2008. As discussed with Mr. Rodriguez, Hospira requests an additional twenty business days to respond to these comments, and will respond on or before Wednesday, August 27, 2008. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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| Sincerely, |
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| /s/ Deborah Koenen |
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| Deborah Koenen |
cc: |
| Gus Rodriguez |
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| Mary Mast |
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| Deborah K. Koenen |
Hospira, Inc. |
| Senior Counsel |
275 North Field Drive |
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Lake Forest, IL 60045 |
| Phone: (224) 212-2199 |
www.hospira.com |
| Fax: (224) 212-2088 |
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| Deborah.Koenen@hospira.com |