Archive for On-site Facilities

  • Are you a Are you a “Best Company to Work For?”

    Well, 9 of the top 100 companies noted by Fortune.com as a best place to work also offer on-site clinic services at multiple locations, not just their corporate headquarters or main site of business.  Who are they? CHG (a health care staffing agency), also ranked #18 as a best place to work. ...

  • After all these years. . .

    Manatee County in Florida announced that they will vote on the creation of an on-site clinic for their employees in the next month. On the Editorial page of the Bradenton Herald (February 4, 2016) it was noted that the issue had been under review for months with objections from the medical communit...

  • Mercer Study Shows Employers Won't Cut Onsite Clinics In Spite of Mercer Study Shows Employers Won’t Cut Onsite Clinics In Spite of “Cadillac Tax”

    In a recent article in Forbes by Bruce Japsen, reference was made to a study of more than 100 large employers (by Mercer) showing that in spite of the fear of the "Cadillac Tax" on benefit plans costing employers at least $10,200/year for a single employee (or $27,500 annually for family benefits), ...

  • Discovery Channel Office In London Opens On-Site Clinic

    In England, where the National Health Service is available to everyone, the Discovery Channel has opened a "medical and wellbeing centre" which will include physical therapy, onsite lab services, and "holistic primary and preventative healthcare."  This will be staffed and managed through a company...

  • Business Coalitions Get in the Act

    More and more business coalitions are getting onto the on-site and near site space.  A couple of notable examples come to mind immediately.  One is in the upper Wisconsin area and the other is in Indianapolis.  OurHealth is the regional vendor that is coordinating care among several employer who ...

  • Towers Watson Survey Towers Watson Survey

    More data - Towers Watson published their 2012 Onsite Health Center Survey Report and, of course, it provides some great stats and an up-to-date overview of onsite care and employer attitudes, costs, etc.    The primary reason cited for opening an on-site clinic remains increased productivity (62...

  • Multiple-Employer Clinic Opens in Indianapolis Multiple-Employer Clinic Opens in Indianapolis

    Novia CareClinics just opened a clinic for the use of employees of multiple employers in downtown Indianapolis.  Novia has long had a significant presence in Indiana - its corporate headquarters are there.  However, this new site, which is relatively small (at 1,200 square feet, about the size nee...

  • Take Care Health Systems Now Offers Telemedicine Services to BCBSNC Employees Take Care Health Systems Now Offers Telemedicine Services to BCBSNC Employees

    Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina, Walgreens and American Well have developed a system for offering telehealth services to  BCBSNC employees and dependents at home or at work.  The services will include consultations with nurse practitioners, nutritionists and health coaches.  The robust s...

  • A New Twist on On-site Clinics A New Twist on On-site Clinics

    Well, they say you learn something new everyday.  We found that out this morning when we saw an article in the St. Louis American about an on-site clinic at a school, not for the teachers, only, but for the students.  And, the clinic includes behavioral counseling and assistance in signing up for ...

  • Bellin Health Cited by the NY Times Bellin Health Cited by the NY Times

    Bellin Health - Wisconsin It does not matter whether you know about Bellin, or not.  They are making their presence felt in a big way in their own market area in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where they are matching efforts and maintaining a presence in a state with a lot of other prominent health care...