Whole Health Management, a leading operator of on-site and near-site health and wellness centers for large self-insured corporations, has opened a 2,400-square-foot health and wellness center for TIAA employees this week. The on-site health and wellness center, located at TIAA-CREF's Charlotte, North Carolina, location, will offer quality health services to nearly 2,600 TIAA employees.
"We are pleased to partner with Whole Health to run our on-site health and wellness center. We are committed to the wellness of our employees and are providing them with the tools they need to live a healthy lifestyle," said Deborah Hamilton, TIAA VP, Benefits. "The on-site health and wellness center is part of an integrated and comprehensive approach we are taking to provide our employees access to preventive wellness programs."
Medical Services
Whole Health specializes in on-site health services that offer comprehensive care. For the TIAA-CREF health and wellness center, Whole Health will be responsible for urgent and preventive health services, including: annual physicals, treatment of injury and illness, laboratory services, and much more.
Whole Health will operate the TIAA-CREF's center weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The new center will be staffed by the following employees: medical director Dr. Michelle Hilliard, clinician lead and nurse practitioner Cynthia Stephens Bloom, health coach Susan Williams, nurse Katie Shapiro and clinical administrative assistant Crystal Weeks.
"We're thrilled by the opportunity to partner with TIAA-CREF to create a customized healthcare solution that will focus on preventive medicine and overall wellness," said Jim Hummer, Whole Health's founder and CEO. "TIAA-CREF has done an excellent job providing the best services and benefits for their employee community, while taking an aggressive approach to reducing healthcare costs."
About Whole Health Management
Whole Health Management is a leading operator of on-site and near-site employer-sponsored clinics, health and wellness centers, and pharmacies in the United States. Since 1981, Whole Health has provided comprehensive and integrated occupational health, preventive care, urgent and primary care, physical therapy, fitness programs, health risk and disease management, health coaching and behavioral health counseling to corporate employees and their families. Whole Health clinics deliver significant savings to corporations through lower health care costs, increased productivity, reduced employee sick time, and decreased pharmacy costs. Whole Health serves more than 300,000 employees, and, in many cases, spouses and dependents, at 69 sites, including many large corporations and Fortune 500 companies. For more information about Whole Health, visit www.wholehealthnet.com.
About TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF is a Fortune 100 financial services company that is the leading retirement system for people who work in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields. With over $435 billion in combined assets under management, TIAA-CREF serves 3.4 million active and retired employees of more than 15,000 institutions.
