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To our Shareholders,
One world of healthcare customers is emerging, and Henry
Schein is ideally positioned as one company to take
advantage of the opportunity this presents, with nearly
8,000 Team Schein Members working together to serve a
growing base of more than 425,000 customers.
One World – We are strategically positioned to serve dental, medical and veterinary
office-based practitioners who have many shared needs. Many of these healthcare
providers serve an increasingly affluent and insured patient base, are benefiting from
significant demographic changes, and are using clinical and technological advances
in healthcare. Regardless of their country, these practitioners share a common goal:
to operate a practice that is as efficient and profitable as possible while providing a
high quality of care.
One Company – As this global healthcare market emerges, there is a tremendous
opportunity for us to meet the needs of office-based practitioners in multiple
countries. Henry Schein has the strategic commitment and infrastructure to do so, and
we have proven our success in the dental, medical and veterinary markets, both in the
United States and abroad. Our international presence provides us with significant
economies of scale. As such, we are uniquely positioned to add value to our
customers through the sharing of best practices and operational efficiencies.
One Team – For one company to meet this challenge, all employees must
work together seamlessly as a team. We have kept pace with our quickly changing
world through internal growth and by successfully integrating a number of strategic
acquisitions. Throughout this process, we retain our unique and powerful culture,
with all Team Schein Members dedicated to delivering the best possible
customer service.
One World. One Company. One Team. This was the opportunity we saw, and we made
the most of it—posting record 2003 financial results,
and for the first time, entering the FORTUNE 500®list
of America’s largest publicly traded companies.
Henry Schein, Inc.
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