Company Profile
McKesson Medical Surgical
Company Overview
McKesson Medical-Surgical provides medical-surgical supplies and equipment to physicians' offices, home care agencies, long-term care facilities and surgery centers. Our catalog includes more than 150,000 national brand products from bandages to exam tables, plus McKesson's own line of high-quality medical-surgical products.
Company History
McKesson took roots in the earliest days of the United States — when organized health care in America was just taking shape. Over the past 180+ years we have played a fundamental role in helping to shape the design and direction of health care: helping to set standards for the health care supply chain and playing a large role in our industry’s technology revolution.
1833–1855: A World of Distribution
John McKesson and Charles Olcott founded the company in 1833 in New York City to import and sell therapeutic drugs and chemicals wholesale. The company did a brisk business stocking the medicine chests aboard trade ships with pharmaceutical drugs imported from Europe as well as medicinal herbs, roots and spices from Pennsylvania Shaker colonies.
In 1853, the company was renamed McKesson & Robbins, after an employee who became a partner in the firm, Daniel Robbins. By then, the company was distributing pharmaceutical products by covered wagon to 17 states and territories across America, from Vermont to California.
1855–1900: Pioneering Drug Manufacturing
In 1855, McKesson & Robbins became one of the first wholesale firms to manufacture drugs. The company’s fluid extracts, tinctures, pills and tablets soon became known all over the world, and McKesson & Robbins won medals for its pioneering work.
1900s–1960s: Expanding Horizons
In the early 1900s, McKesson & Robbins persuaded several well-established wholesalers to become its subsidiaries, forming a national drug wholesaling company and becoming the leading distributor of pharmaceutical drug products in the United States. This move also shifted the company’s focus to distribution for other kinds of products beyond health care.
1960s–1980s: Distribution Leadership
During the 1960s, McKesson & Robbins continued its focus on distribution by merging with Foremost Dairies of San Francisco to form Foremost-McKesson Inc. The new company became the largest U.S. distributor of pharmaceutical drugs, alcoholic beverages and chemicals; the largest supplier of whey by-products; the largest producer of processed water; a leader in the fresh dairy products field; and a multiregional distributor of hospital and laboratory supplies and equipment.
1980s–1990s: A Renewed Focus on Health Care
In the 1980s and 1990s, McKesson decided to focus more on health care and divested its unrelated businesses. The company acquired Automated Health care, now part of McKesson Automation, and General Medical, the largest distributor of medical-surgical supplies. The company also acquired HBO & Company and operated for a time as McKesson HBOC — the world’s largest health care services company.
2000s–Today
Today, McKesson is ranked 14th on the FORTUNE 500 with more than $123 billion in annual revenue. The company delivers vital medicines, medical supplies and health care information technology solutions that touch the lives of patients in every health care setting. McKesson is committed to creating a health care system that leads to lower costs, fewer mistakes, higher quality and better health for all.
Benefits
We believe you should be rewarded for the important work you do. For that reason, you'll receive a competitive compensation and benefits package when you join our team.
It starts with you. That's a simple sentence but it says a lot. It reminds each one of us that what we do matters. Every single McKesson employee contributes to our mission - whatever your title, whatever your role, you act as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. By connecting and improving the business of healthcare, we're helping to ensure that millions of patients get the treatment they need. And by choosing a career with McKesson, you'll join a team of passionate people working together to improve lives and advance healthcare.
At McKesson, we believe we can empower healthcare. And it all starts with you.
As an equal opportunity employer, McKesson Corporation unites the talents and contributions of all to advance the power of healthcare. Learn more about our opportunities at mckesson.com/careers