Did you know Benjamin Franklin was a Pharmacist? He was instrumental in creating the United States’ first public hospital – and the first hospital pharmacy, then called the hospital apothecary. Pharmacists play a vital role on the healthcare team through the medicine and information they provide to other providers and to patients. When pharmacists are involved in patient care, outcomes improve, and costs decline. Pharmacists can practice and specialize in any area of healthcare. They can even administer vaccines in all 50 states.