Healthcare Design Magazine | On-Site Corporate Clinics Provide Business Class Care
On-Site Corporate Clinics Provide Business Class Care
In an effort to contain rising employee healthcare costs and attract and retain talent, more and more corporations are opening up healthcare clinics right inside their office buildings.
“Studies have found that a typical day doesn’t include time to see a physician, and therefore, a majority of employees choose to postpone preventive care,” says Lisa Marie Gorman, director of the St. Joseph Health Wellness Center Park Place (Irvine, Calif.), which delivers on-site healthcare to 8,000 St. Joseph employees. “We’ve found that creating a super-convenient yet private space can make the difference, saving two or more hours of work time, and reducing absenteeism while increasing productivity,” she says. More….
