Mcfesson Corporation Executive Summary

The McKesson Corporation is one of the oldest companies in the United States with it being founded in 1833, more than 184 years old. It was founded by John McKesson and Charles Olcott. The McKesson Corporation is a publically traded company that is based in the United States. It is a Fortune 500 company and is also the fifth highest revenue generating company in the United States. The company is behind only Walmart, Exxon Mobile, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway. The American company distributes pharmaceuticals on a retail sale level. The company also provides health information technology, medical supplies, and care management tools. McKesson Corporation is based in San Francisco and provides extensive health care infrastructure throughout

These RFID tags allow for McKesson to electronically track pharmaceuticals throughout warehouses, allowing for less lost product. Health care in the United States is at one of its more uncertain and unpredictable eras in the entire history of the country. News technology, services, ideas are being invented each day, and McKesson Corporation is at the forefront of this ongoing technology race. The McKesson Corporation is constantly working with other health care organizations to strengthen the health of their business, improve quality, develop new efficient means, and to help them control costs. The McKesson Corporation’s mission statement is as follows, “Together with our customers and partners, we are creating a sustainable future for health care. Together we are charting a course to better health.” (mckesson.com) Breaking this down, it would appear that the McKesson Corporation is primarily focusing on future technologies in health care and health services to promote better health in the general public, regardless of the continent. The core values of the corporation are integrity, customer first, accountability, respect, and excellence. These values are grouped into “ICARE”, their group of

The companies that fall under Distribution Solutions are McKesson U.S. Pharmaceutical, McKesson Medical-Surgical, McKesson Specialty Health, McKesson Pharmacy Systems and Automation, McKesson Canada, and Celesio. Technology Solutions only has one company and it is McKesson Enterprise Information Solutions. The McKesson Corporation is the largest wholesale distributor of pharmaceuticals in the United States. The company also delivers medical and pharmaceutical products and business services to retail pharmacies and institutional providers like hospitals and health systems throughout North America and internationally. They also provide specialty pharmaceutical solutions for biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as practice management, technology and clinical support to oncology and other specialty practices. Furthermore, McKesson delivers a comprehensive offering of healthcare products, technology, equipment and related services to the non-hospital market, including physician offices, surgery centers, long-term care facilities and home healthcare businesses. (mckesson.com) In addition to health care distribution, McKesson also develops, implements and supports