Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health is a global healthcare distribution and solutions company founded in 1971. It links manufacturers with hospitals, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centres, clinical laboratories and physician offices, delivering pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, as well as data-driven solutions intended to improve the cost-effectiveness of healthcare. The firm employs more than 46,500 people and partners with providers worldwide.

Its work spans several technical domains: healthcare supply chain distribution, pharmaceutical and medical supplies distribution, data analytics, and performance optimisation. Products include pharmaceutical distribution, medical supplies distribution, analytics and performance optimisation solutions that seek to raise efficiency and reduce costs across the healthcare continuum, and customised healthcare solutions covering a wide range of delivery needs.

Over more than five decades the company has evolved from a food wholesaler, Cardinal Foods, into a healthcare business of considerable scale. Its stated focus is on efficiency, reliability and cost reduction, with an emphasis on teamwork and on helping care providers concentrate on patient care. It describes itself as building on its founding vision while continuing to innovate.

Cardinal Health operates globally and sits at the intersection of healthcare, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, serving segments that include hospitals, retail pharmacy, ambulatory surgery centres, clinical laboratories and physician offices.