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Cardinal Health 2008 Annual Report
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businesses
Clinical and Medical Products*
Revenue: $4.6 billion Segment profit: $735 million Employees: 21,000
The Clinical and Medical Products segment manufactures medication infusion and dispensing products, respiratory
equipment, surgical instruments and leading technologies and services that help hospitals prevent medication errors,
reduce infections and manage medications and supplies more e iciently.
Healthcare Supply Chain Services*
Revenue: $87.2 billion Segment profit: $1.4 billion Employees: 20,000
The Healthcare Supply Chain Services segment consolidates pharmaceuticals and medical products from thousands
of manufacturers into site-speci c deliveries to retail pharmacies, hospitals, physician o ices, surgery centers and
alternate care facilities.
• O ers protection against
medication errors for more
than 3.1 billion doses each year
using Alaris® infusion devices,
Pyxis® medication dispensing
systems and CareFusion® patient
identification systems.
• Infection prevention products
include Convertors® surgical
gowns, Esteem® medical gloves,
ChloraPrep® preoperative skin
preparation products, as well as
electronic infection surveillance
through MedMined™ services.
• Leader in respiratory care through its
AVEA ventilators and other leading
ventilation brands.
• 90 percent of hospitals and 50
percent of all surgeries in the U.S. use
Cardinal Health products or services.
• One-third of all distributed
pharmaceutical, laboratory and
medical products flow through the
Cardinal Health supply chain.
• The largest provider of specialized
nuclear pharmaceuticals, delivering
more than 13 million doses each
year to hospitals and outpatient
care centers.
*Segment financial results have been recast based on the segment reporting structure that became e ective on July 1, 2008. See Note 17 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in
the 2008 Form 10-K (included herein) for historical segment results.
• More than 50,000 deliveries are made
each day to about 40,000 customer
sites, including hospitals, pharmacies
and other points of care.