Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. provided preliminary earnings guidance for the first quarter ending December 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company expects adjusted earnings to be at the lower end of its previously-issued guidance of $0.75 to $0.77 per diluted share. Worldwide revenue of $637 million declined 4% versus the first quarter last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue declined 3%. In addition to a difficult comparison to the prior-year period, first quarter revenue growth was impacted by the timing of certain international and U.S. distributor orders, and lower revenue from businesses the company divested during the most recent quarter or plans to divest in 2017.   For the year, the company reaffirms its 2017 full-year adjusted earnings guidance of $3.74 to $3.82 per diluted share, as provided in its fourth quarter 2016 earnings announcement.