Company Profile
McKesson
Company Overview
Being big doesn't mean you shouldn't think small.
As a Fortune 18 leader, our scope of products and services makes us the largest healthcare services company in the world. But that hasn't obstructed our view of what matters - creating solutions that empower healthcare professionals to focus on their patients. That's the power of every McKesson employee - to make a big difference in the small picture. That's the power to build your future.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., McKesson employs over 32,000 people across the nation and around the world dedicated to delivering vital medicines, medical supplies and health information technology solutions that touch the lives of patients in every healthcare setting.
McKesson is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: MCK.
Company History
Healthcare is in our genes. McKesson is America's oldest and largest healthcare services company, with its pharmaceutical wholesaling roots dating back more than 174 years. In fact, the company created the first national drug distribution system. Today, McKesson is the largest pharmaceutical distributor in North America, delivering more than a third of all medicines used daily by pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes and doctors' offices. For more about McKesson's history, as well as all of our current businesses, please see our online media kit.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
McKesson's vision is to help create a healthcare system where quality is higher, mistakes are fewer and costs are lower. As the nation's leading healthcare services company, we provide pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and technologies that make healthcare safer while reducing costs. McKesson touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. For instance, McKesson:
Is the largest pharmaceutical distributor in North America. Every day we distribute one-third of the medicines used in North America, supplying more than 25,000 U.S. healthcare locations from Wal-Mart to the Department of Veterans Affairs to community pharmacies.
Is the nation's leading healthcare IT company, with software and hardware technology installed in more than 70% of the nation's hospitals with greater than 200 beds.
Provides decision support software to help physicians determine the best possible clinical diagnosis and treatment plans for patients.
Develops and installs electronic systems that eliminate the need for paper prescriptions and paper medical records and provides physicians with easy and secure online access to patient information.
Helps prevent more than 330,000 medication errors every week through bar-code scanning technology that helps to ensure the right patient gets the right drug at the right time.
By combining its industry-leading technology and scale with unsurpassed clinical knowledge, McKesson is helping healthcare providers deliver better, safer care while reducing unnecessary costs.
Benefits
McKesson offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
McKesson is everywhere in healthcare. We offer a wealth of opportunity for individuals with a desire to make a difference in providing industry-leading, integrated healthcare services and solutions. Individuals with the passion to be a part of our entire continuum of patient-focused care. It's you and McKesson - empowering healthcare. Visit www.mckesson.com/careers for more information.
As an equal opportunity employer, McKesson Corporation unites the talents and contributions of all to advance the power of healthcare.