Schools studying on-site clinics for their employees [South Bend Tribune, Ind.]
By Kim Kilbride, South Bend Tribune, Ind. | |
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At a special work session Monday evening, the school board heard from the administration on the topic of establishing an on- or near-site health clinic.
Out of that process, the group is recommending the hiring of
It would offer health and wellness services, such as visits with a physician and/or a nurse practitioner, immunizations, basic laboratory testing and generic prescriptions, all at no cost to employees.
The clinic could potentially be located at Harrison Primary Center, Novotny said, since the school already contains a fairly extensive clinic that's used by the school nurse.
That said, the committee hasn't stricken the idea of establishing a second location, he said.
The proposal calls for Activate to cover all of the up-front costs of establishing the clinic in exchange for the district sharing a percentage of the cost savings with the company.
The school corporation would also pay roughly
Details such as clinic hours would be negotiable with Activate, which also runs an on-site clinic for the
The idea for a clinic first surfaced this fall when the board heard about changes in employee health coverage that would result in higher premiums and deductibles for many of the school corporation's insured employees and their dependents.
At that time, Superintendent
The school board will be asked to give the administration the go-ahead to contract with
The proposed timeline calls for the clinic to open in June.
The
But two years ago, Hixenbaugh said, the district made a change and began contracting with
Being a local provider, Hixenbaugh said,
Asked if
"We've had some serious medical conditions that have been diagnosed through the clinic," he said.
"Our sense is, we've helped employees (improve) their individual health, plus caught conditions that down the road, could've cost more (to treat)."
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