Henry Schein Cares Marks 25 Years of Helping Health Happen®

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Henry Schein Cares Marks 25 Years of Helping Health Happen®

2026-09-30 18:31 Last Updated At：18:40

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 30, 2026--

Henry Schein Cares, Henry Schein, Inc.’s global corporate citizenship program, is celebrating a quarter century of bringing together Team Schein Members, customers, supplier partners, healthcare professionals, nonprofit organizations, and communities to help make the world healthier.

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Today, Henry Schein Cares reflects the Company’s broader approach to corporate citizenship through five interconnected pillars:

C atalyzing Healthcare Access;
A dvancing Policies, Solutions & Innovations;
R elationship Building for Change;
E mpowering Team Schein; and
S ustaining the Planet.

Together, these pillars provide a framework for the Company’s efforts to create positive change across health, society, people, and the planet.

Since its formal launch in 2001, Henry Schein Cares has contributed more than $285 million in cash and donated products, collaborated with more than 5,000 charitable partners worldwide, delivered over 100,000 hygiene kits through its We Care Global Challenge, supported more than 75,000 students globally through its Back to School program, and much more.

“Helping health happen has been at the core of our purpose since Henry and Esther Schein founded the Company more than 94 years ago,” said Fred Lowery, Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein. “For the past 25 years, Henry Schein Cares formally brought the philosophy of ‘doing well by doing good’ to life, harnessing the power of partnerships to strengthen healthcare and communities around the world. As we look to the next 25 years and beyond, together we will continue to build on that legacy to help create a healthier future for all.”

On September 23, during the United Nations General Assembly Week, Henry Schein celebrated this milestone anniversary with a signature event in New York City, gathering partners, customers, Team Schein Members, healthcare leaders, and other key stakeholders. The event honored the collective impact achieved since 2001, while previewing the areas where Henry Schein Cares will focus its impact over the next 25 years, including expanding access to care for vulnerable populations, advancing dental-medical integration, prevention and wellness, minimally invasive care, and disaster preparedness.

A fireside chat between Fred and Diane Brady, Executive Editorial Director of Fortune, reflected on the Company’s journey and looked ahead to the evolving role of sustainability and philanthropy in business, including how purpose, partnership, and shared value can help address pressing health and societal challenges. Fred and Diane also discussed the important role of oral health in systemic health, as well as innovative partnerships the Company is developing to further its mission.

“As Henry Schein Cares enters its next chapter, we have an opportunity to build upon what we’ve learned while focusing on where we can make the greatest difference,” said David Kochman, Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Henry Schein. “That means continuing to expand access to care while placing an even greater emphasis on prevention, supporting the next generation of healthcare professionals, and strengthening the partnerships that make lasting change possible. We know that no one organization can do this work alone. By working together, we can help build a healthier and more resilient world.”

Henry Schein Cares has supported long-standing programs and partnerships, including:

Through the “Empowering Team Schein” pillar, Henry Schein Cares also recognizes the important role Team Schein Members (TSMs) play in advancing the Company’s corporate citizenship efforts . In 2025 alone, more than 3,000 TSMs were involved in the Company's seven Employee Resource Groups, and TSMs contributed more than 6,000 volunteer hours globally.

Reflecting the “Sustaining the Planet” pillar of Henry Schein Cares, Henry Schein is continuing its efforts to reinforce the Company’s belief that a healthy planet also helps support healthier people and communities. The Company is advancing its Net Zero 2050 goal through initiatives such as renewable energy, supply chain resilience, circularity, and carbon removal. The Company is advancing toward its goal of sourcing 100% renewable energy by 2030—currently achieving 34% through renewable energy certificates—while also partnering with Climeworks Solutions to invest in its first carbon removal portfolio.

“The connection between the health of our planet and the health of our communities is clear, which is why sustaining the planet is an important part of how we think about helping health happen,” said Jennifer Kim Field, Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Henry Schein. “As we look to the future, our focus is on continuing to reduce our environmental impact while working alongside our customers, supplier partners, Team Schein Members, and others across the healthcare ecosystem to drive meaningful change."

To learn more about Henry Schein Cares’ impact, signature programs, partnerships, and sustainability initiatives, please visit the 2025 Cares Report and the Henry Schein Cares 25-Year Rewind.

About Henry Schein Cares

Founded in 1932 by Henry and Esther Schein, our Company has a rich history rooted in corporate citizenship. Their values inspired our commitment to innovation, leadership, and strong partnerships and serve as a driving force behind our ability to adapt to changing industry needs. Today, Henry Schein Cares, our global corporate citizenship program, aims to drive change through our five pillars: c atalyzing healthcare access; a dvancing policies, solutions, and innovation; r elationship building for change; e mpowering Team Schein; and s ustaining the planet. Our purpose is to drive this positive change through the engagement of our constituents to help make the world healthier. By adhering to these pillars, we are committed to “doing well, by doing good” and recognize the importance of being accountable to the five constituents that make up the Company's Mosaic of Success — customers, suppliers, Team Schein Members, shareholders, and society at large.

About Henry Schein, Inc.

Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) is a products, services, and technology platforms company for healthcare customers. With more than 25,000 Team Schein Members worldwide, the Company's network of trusted advisors provides more than 1 million customers globally with more than 300 valued solutions that help improve operational success and clinical outcomes. Our Business, Clinical, Technology, and Supply Chain solutions help office-based dental and medical practitioners work more efficiently so they can provide quality care more effectively. These solutions also support dental laboratories, government and institutional healthcare clinics, as well as other alternate care sites.

Henry Schein operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, with a selection of more than 300,000 branded products and Henry Schein corporate brand products in our distribution centers.

A FORTUNE 500 Company and a member of the S&P 500 ® index, Henry Schein is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., and has operations or affiliates in 34 countries and territories. The Company's sales reached $13.2 billion in 2025, and have grown at a compound annual rate of approximately 11.0 percent since Henry Schein became a public company in 1995.

For more information, visit Henry Schein at www.henryschein.com.

Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for a crime she committed at age 18

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is preparing to put to death Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder she committed at age 18 in what would be the state's first execution of a woman in at least 200 years.

Pike, now 50, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday morning by lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Pike and her boyfriend were convicted of stabbing and beating 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, their classmate at a job training facility in Knoxville.

The case garnered widespread attention at the time in part because a pentagram that was carved on Slemmer's body and other elements of the crime stoked fears of Satan worship during the “satanic panic” of the 1980s and 1990s. As the execution date drew near, it renewed debate over the death penalty for young offenders.

Pike does not deny committing the killing, but her supporters argue the state should consider Pike’s age at the time, mental illness and a history of severe sexual abuse that included being raped from the time she was a toddler. Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell said Pike’s death sentence is an outlier because other 18-year-olds sentenced to death in Tennessee have had their sentences vacated.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from Pike's attorneys to halt the execution. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday denied Pike clemency.

“I was a mentally ill 18-year-old kid. It took me numerous years to even realize the gravity of what I’d done,” Pike said in a statement included in her clemency petition. “Even more to accept how many lives I affected. I took the life of someone’s child, sister, friend. It sickens me now to think I had the ability to commit such a crime.”

Slemmer’s mother wants the lethal injection to go forward, saying she has waited decades to see Pike’s sentence carried out.

“Every time I think about it, I think about Colleen feeling that pain and trying to get up and run,” May Martinez said in a telephone interview.

Martinez said a group helped raise money so she and her husband could travel from Florida to witness the execution.

The 1995 killing rocked the city of Knoxville. Prosecutors said Pike, fearing Slemmer was trying to steal her boyfriend, lured her to a wooded area on Jan. 12, 1995. Pike cut Slemmer with a box cutter and beat her with a large chunk of asphalt. Shipp, Pike’s boyfriend, has admitted that he was the one who carved a pentagram, a star-shaped symbol associated with Satanism, into her body.

Shipp was 17 when the crime happened and received a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole. Pike was the only one sentenced to death.

Tennessee has not executed a woman for at least 200 years, according to Robin M. Maher, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. Older records can be spotty, though, so it’s difficult to know precise details about the last woman who was put to death there.

It's a rarity across the U.S. Since 1976, 18 women have been put to death in the country, representing about 1% of all executions, according to the center.

Most recently, Missouri in 2023 executed Amber McLaughlin for a 2003 killing, in what is believed to be the first execution of a transgender woman in the U.S. In 2021, the federal government executed Lisa Montgomery, marking the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government put a female inmate to death.

Chandler reported from Montgomery, Alabama.