From humble beginnings in Crown Heights, Brooklyn native Alan B. Miller went on to build a Fortune 500 healthcare company
Immediately following the hostile takeover in 1978 of American Medicorp, Brooklyn native Alan B. Miller’s first healthcare venture, Miller went down the street with five associates and created the healthcare management company Universal Health Services (UHS), which is a Fortune 500 company that employs 66,000 people worldwide and earns annual revenues exceeding $8 billion.
With Miller at the helm, Universal Health Services celebrates its 35th anniversary this year as a forward-thinking, financially solid healthcare company that owns 25 acute care hospitals and 187 behavioral care facilities in 37 states as well as 18 healthcare facilities in the UK.
In a recent interview with the Brooklyn Eagle, Miller recalled the early days of the company.
“Back then I didn’t know you could own hospitals. But in fast growing areas like Florida, Texas and California, they didn’t have hospitals, so it was an opening for entrepreneurs,” Miller said.