McKesson 2016 Annual Report Download - page 5

To date, nearly 4,400 provider sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have gone
live with CommonWell services, and an additional 3,500 sites have committed to using CommonWell
services in the future.
Last year, we also took a bold step forward in healthcare innovation by creating McKesson Ventures, our
own corporate venture fund. McKesson Ventures targets companies that both catalyze and benefit from
the key changes taking place in the healthcare ecosystem. The McKesson Ventures team helps its portfolio
companies leverage McKesson’s extensive industry knowledge and deep relationships with key stakeholders
across the entire spectrum of healthcare, including payers, providers, pharmacies, manufacturers and
health systems. Our collaborative relationship with our portfolio companies gives McKesson greater insight
on industry trends and potential disrupters, helping inform our long-term strategy.
Investing in Tomorrow’s Leaders
Speak to any of our approximately 68,000 associates worldwide and they will tell you that McKesson is
a special place to work. Why? Because they know they play a critical role in ensuring that a patient
in a hospital, pharmacy or doctor’s office receives the treatment they need. The mission we share as a
McKesson family — enabling better care and better health for patients—unifies us across the globe.
We are proud that the products and services we deliver, combined with the deep partnerships we form
with our business partners, make a real difference in people’s lives.
To support this mission, we place a great deal of focus on recruiting the best people and helping them
perform at the highest level through career development and leadership training. We aspire to have each
McKesson associate feel that they will have a long and fruitful career with the company. We apply extra
focus and energy to develop our high performers as we look to create a robust pipeline of future leaders.
The tenure and experience of our management team ensure that we simultaneously deliver excellent
results while planning for McKesson’s long-term success.
Across the company, we demonstrate our commitment to better health in personal ways, as well. From
the more than 10,000 employees who have achieved platinum or gold status in our wellness program to
the 12,500 employees who came together in 184 locations to create comfort kits for cancer patients,
better health truly starts with each of us.
Our shared ICARE (integrity, customer-first, accountability, respect and excellence) and ILEAD (inspire,
leverage, execute, advance and develop) principles guide all that we do. These foundational values help
advance our company across every dimension to create maximum value for our customers and make
McKesson a great place to work for our associates.
Focus Ahead
I expect the pace of change in our industry will only accelerate during fiscal year 2017. Although
these challenges can be daunting, they present significant opportunities for McKesson as our
business partners look to us to help them navigate through the turbulence and strengthen their
own competitive standing.
Ultimately, I believe there are few companies better situated for success in the global healthcare market
than McKesson. Our extensive assets, global scale, market knowledge and experienced management
team put us in a unique position among our industry peers. We put our shareholders’ investment to work
in the smartest way possible to ensure we continue to lead in the markets in which we compete. We are
committed to meeting our customers’ needs—today and tomorrow.
I couldn’t be more excited about what the future holds—and I hope you are, too. Our company has never
been more aligned with our fundamental mission: helping our customers achieve better business health
in the name of better health for all.
On behalf of our entire organization, thank you for your ongoing commitment to McKesson.
John H. Hammergren
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
McKesson Corporation