Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is an $87 billion, global company serving the health-care industry with products and services that help hospitals, physician offices and pharmacies reduce costs, improve safety, productivity and profitability, and deliver better care to patients. The company also manufactures medical and surgical products and is one of the largest distributors of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies worldwide. Ranked No. 19 on the Fortune 500 and No. 1 in its sector on Fortune's ranking of Most Admired firms, Cardinal Health employs more than 40,000 people on five continents. More information about the company may be found at Cardinal Health.
Cardinal Health was founded in 1971 as Cardinal Foods, a small food distributor in Columbus, Ohio. Today, Cardinal Health is a multinational healthcare industry services provider that applies vast resources, knowledge and expertise to help customers — from healthcare manufacturers to providers of patient care — meet their most pressing challenges. Learn more about the history of Cardinal Health at Cardinal Health History
Cardinal Health is comprised of four major business segments:
Clinical Technologies and Services
Cardinal Health is a leader in technologies and services that help hospitals manage all medications from the moment they arrive until they are administered to the patient; store and track specialty supplies; and identify and prevent hospital-acquired infections.
Medical Products and Technologies
Cardinal Health develops and manufactures a wide range of medical and surgical products such as gloves, gowns, masks, surgical drapes and instruments used in healthcare's most frequently performed procedures.
Healthcare Supply Chain Services - Pharmaceutical
Cardinal Health is one of the largest providers of logistics services to the pharmaceutical industry, distributing products and providing services to thousands of retail, alternate care, mail order and hospital pharmacies. Cardinal Health is also the largest provider of specialized nuclear pharmaceuticals used to diagnose and treat conditions such as cancer and heart disease.
Healthcare Supply Chain Services - Medical
Cardinal Health distributes products from more than 2,000 manufacturers to hospitals, surgery centers, laboratories and physician offices throughout the U.S. and Canada. Cardinal Health provides integrated supply chain and logistics solutions that help customers control costs, improve efficiencies and increase effectiveness.
Find a list of all products and services at Cardinal Health Products and Services
Cardinal Health makes healthcare safer and more productive by applying customer-driven innovation and customer-focused execution to deliver the tangible results that matter most to healthcare organizations.
Cardinal Health works to make healthcare safer and more productive. To support this mission, the company provides philanthropic support through company contributions and grants from the Cardinal Health Foundation.
Learn more about Cardinal Health’s charitable support at Cardinal Health Community Relations
Cardinal Health employees are developing the innovative products and services that make healthcare safer and more productive. A career with Cardinal Health provides an opportunity to join a global, growing company genuinely committed to making a difference for customers and surrounding communities.
Meaningful work
Healthcare is a relentless business. Perfection is required every day, all day. Demand for care is accelerating. The patient population is aging. Talent shortages are growing. These are the challenges our customers face.
Cardinal Health employees provide the leading products, services and technologies that support healthcare providers and manufacturers in their critical work:
50% of all U.S. surgeries use Cardinal Health medical supplies, including surgical drapes, gowns, gloves and instruments.
33% of all prescription, medical, surgical and lab products flow through our advanced logistics systems. Cardinal Health supports 90% of all U.S. hospitals.
Strong values
Cardinal Health offers one of the broadest portfolios of healthcare products and services in the world. This market-leading position has been maintained through our employees' desire for growth, strong customer focus, dedication to operational excellence and emphasis on leadership development. Our EPPIC Core Values provide us with a common foundation for reaching our goals:
- Ethical
- People driven
- Performance driven
- Innovative
- Collaborative
This is how Cardinal Health defines how to work together to help healthcare professionals focus on what really matters - improving people's lives.
Our Commitment
At Cardinal Health, we are putting into action world-class diversity and inclusion strategies, solutions, programs and processes to create a robust culture that works for customers and employees. By respecting and appreciating diversity of thought, experience and background, we can be more innovative, increase employee engagement and improve customer and shareholder value.
CEO Commitment
“To me, unleashing the power of our people is about giving them the confidence and support to apply their passion and creativity to achieve their full potential. Beyond everything else we do, this will have the single most dramatic impact on our ability to create and sustain value for Cardinal Health.” – Kerry Clark
Definitions
Cardinal Health defines DIVERSITY as the full range of human and/or organizational differences and similarities.
We define INCLUSION as the process of leveraging the power of differences and similarities to effectively achieve a common goal or objective.
Cardinal Health's benefits program gives employees the flexibility to select benefits that meet their needs and the needs of their families. Offering health, welfare and financial benefits, along with the information employees need to make informed decisions about their care. Our goal is to promote quality of life, personal performance, and ultimately lower healthcare costs, through preventative care.
Our benefits program includes:
- Medical, dental and vision care coverage
- Paid-time-off plan
- 401(k) savings plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Flexible healthcare spending accounts
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Business travel insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
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