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Henry Schein Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: HSIC
IndustryHealth care supplies and services
FoundedQueens, New York
(1932; 92 years ago (1932))
HeadquartersMelville, New York, U.S.
Key people
Stanley M. Bergman
(Chairman and CEO)
Gerald A. Benjamin
(Executive Vice President, CAO)
RevenueIncreaseUS $ 8.9 Billion (2012)
IncreaseUS $ 398.8 Million (2012)
Number of employees
Over 18,000 (2015)
Websitehttp://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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