Henry Schein

Henry Schein Inc.
Public
Traded as NASDAQ: HSIC
Industry Health care supplies and services
Founded Queens, New York
(1932 (1932))
Headquarters Melville, New York, U.S.
Key people
 Stanley M. Bergman
(Chairman and CEO)
Gerald A. Benjamin
(Executive Vice President, CAO)
Revenue IncreaseUS $ 8.9 Billion (2012)
IncreaseUS $ 398.8 Million (2012)
Number of employees
 Over 18,000 (2015)
Website http://www.henryschein.com

Henry Schein Inc. (also known as Henry Schein Medical) (stylized as HENRY SCHEIN MEDICAL) a distributor of healthcare products and services from USA Rx. The company is a Fortune World’s Most Admired Company[1] and is ranked number one in its industry for social responsibility.[2]

History

In 1932, Henry Schein borrowed $500 and opened a pharmacy in Queens, New York. Schein and his wife, Esther, grew their small pharmacy into a FORTUNE 500 company. Henry Schein, Inc. is now the world's largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based dental, medical and animal health practitioners in over 190 countries around the world.[3] The company now serves approximately 240,000 health practices through operations or affiliates in 21 countries outside of North America.[4]

Philanthropy

Henry Schein Cares

Henry Schein Cares is the company’s global social responsibility program.

Health care activities supported by Henry Schein Cares focus on three main areas: advancing wellness, building capacity in the delivery of health care services, and assisting in emergency preparedness and relief. [5]

Henry Schein Cares Foundation Inc.

Established in 2008, Henry Schein Cares Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, works to foster, support, and promote dental, medical, and animal health by helping to increase access to care for communities around the world.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ FORTUNE Magazine, 2009
  2. ↑ FORTUNE Magazine World's Most Admired Companies
  3. ↑ Provet Animal Health Practice Solutions
  4. ↑ Annual Report, page 3
  5. ↑ Henry Schein Cares
  6. ↑ Lau, Edie (November 15, 2012). "Storm recovery focus of NYC symposium". The VIN News Service. Retrieved December 14, 2012.

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