<Table> United States Department of Health and Human Services <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Seal of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Hubert H. Humphrey Building , Department Headquarters </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Department overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formed </Th> <Td> April 11 , 1953 ; 65 years ago ( 1953 - 04 - 11 ) ( as Department of Health , Education , and Welfare ) May 4 , 1980 ( 1980 - 05 - 04 ) ( as United States Department of Health and Human Services ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceding agencies </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Federal Security Agency </Li> <Li> United States Department of Health , Education , and Welfare </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Jurisdiction </Th> <Td> Federal government of the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> Hubert H. Humphrey Building Washington , D.C. , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Employees </Th> <Td> 79,540 ( 2015 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Department executives </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Alex Azar , Secretary </Li> <Li> Eric Hargan , Deputy Secretary </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.hhs.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
number of employees in the department of health and human services
79,540 ( 2015 )