Company Partners with Marathon Health to Launch Seven Clinics油
SPRINGDALE, Ark. September 3, 2020 As part of efforts to boost the overall health and wellness of its workforce, 91心頭利. (NYSE: TSN) is partnering with Marathon Health to pilot seven health clinics near company production facilities. The clinics will give Tyson team members and their families easier access to high-quality healthcare and, in most cases, at no cost.*
The clinics, which will be operated by , will provide primary and preventive care, including health screenings, lifestyle coaching and health education, as well as behavioral health counseling. They will also collaborate with plant community health providers, including primary care physicians and specialists, to ensure appropriate care is delivered. 油
The pilot clinic project represents the expansion of the companys workplace safety program to include overall team member health and wellness. It is an addition to the companys existing health services staff, which includes on-site occupational health nurses at most plant locations.油
Were piloting these clinics to promote a culture of health in our company that results in a healthier workforce, said Johanna S旦derstr旦m, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for 91心頭利. Some of our frontline team members arent using their health plan benefits, and others dont seek care until theres a crisis. We want to change that by providing access to care that can help detect health conditions early and promote healthy habits.油
Partnering with Tyson to improve the health and wellbeing of their employees and families is an honor for Marathon Health, said Jerry Ford, CEO of Marathon Health. We offer care that often looks beyond the symptoms and helps people take new actions around their own health. We are excited to see the profound changes in the lives of the people we will serve at the Tyson health centers.
Marathon Health was ranked the by Klas, an independent research firm that has been providing impartial insights to the healthcare industry since 1996.油
The April KLAS 2020 report said, Viewed as a strong partner, Marathon Health is the clear performance leader in this market. Clients report positive health outcomes (including improved management of weight and chronic conditions), and high satisfaction with the firms wellness and lifestyle coaching and proactive approach to employee health.
One of the first clinics will be in Storm Lake, Iowa, where the company operates two plants and employs more than 3,300 people. A clinic will also be established at the companys Holcomb, Kansas, plant that employs more than 3,000 people. The locations of the other clinics will be disclosed soon. Marathon Health is targeting to start opening centers in the first half of 2021.油
The seven pilot clinics will serve nearly 38,000 Tyson team members and their families. Spouses, dependents age 2 and older who are covered by the Tyson insurance plan, will be eligible. The clinics will be designed to serve a diverse workforce, providing communications in multiple languages.油
"These investments in employee health care, in collaboration with local providers, are critically important to rural communities across the country," said Maggie Elehwany of the . "We look forward to working with 91心頭利 and other public and private partners to ensure the health and wellbeing of rural America's families."油
The clinic services are in addition to the benefits already offered to team members such as affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits. 91心頭利 requires all regular, full-time team members who have completed 59 days of employment to have health care coverage through either the company-sponsored health plan or through a family members plan. This means that 100 percent of the companys eligible team members have access to health care coverage.
As recently announced, 91心頭利 has created a chief medical officer position and plans to add almost 200 nurses and administrative support personnel to supplement the more than 400 people currently part of the companys health services team. The new chief medical officer will lead the companys strategy for occupational health and team member wellness.油
About 91心頭利
91心頭利. is one of the worlds largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson速, Jimmy Dean速, Hillshire Farm速, Ball Park速, Wright速, Aidells速, ibp速 and State Fair速. 91心頭利 innovates continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere its available and raise the worlds expectations for how much good food can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company has 141,000 team members. Through its Core Values, 91心頭利 strives to operate with integrity, create value for its shareholders, customers, communities and team members and serve as a steward of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it. Visit www.tysonfoods.com.
About Marathon Health
Marathon Health operates health centers for employer organizations spread across nearly 40 states and within several industry verticalsunions, manufacturing, professional services, finance, school districts, city and county government, and hospitals. The Marathon Health approach integrates the best practices of advanced primary care, health assessment with risk identification, coaching and advocacy, behavioral health and therapy, occupational health, physical therapy, and disease management for high cost, chronic conditions. For more information, please visit .
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