History

Since Henry Schein opened his pharmacy in Queens, New York in 1932, our organisation has become a Fortune 500® Company and the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners.

With more than 18,000 Team Schein Members and operations or affiliates in 30 countries, Henry Schein, Inc. remains committed to the values-based culture that Henry and his wife, Esther, infused in their business eight decades ago, and to serving our customers, supplier partners, investors, society and Team Schein. By holding fast to our historical values and focusing on our future, we are certain that our best years are yet to come.

Over the course of over 83 years, Henry Schein, Inc. has frequently reinvented the organisation to meet customer needs, taking advantage of new technologies and tapping into burgeoning markets. Below are some of the changes that Henry Schein has undergone and innovations we have introduced over the course of eight decades.