Draper Health Services
We strive to be a responsible employer. One of the most important-and expensive-employee benefits we provide is health insurance. We have been self insured since 1990. Four years ago we decided to open an on-site primary care clinic for our employees and their families. We believe we were the first medium size company in Indiana to try this idea, and it has been a huge success.
The Draper Health Services opened January 4, 2007, and is staffed by the Henry County Hospital. All appointments, routine tests and generic drugs are free to our employees.
Both Draper and our employees have enjoyed a significant financial savings from this venture. Of much greater importance, the clinic takes a more holistic approach to health care delivery than most providers. Appointments are scheduled in 15 – 20 minute blocks. The physician, who is board certified in both family practice and geriatric medicine, always takes time to inquire about the patient’s health in general. Many of our employees are now taking maintenance drugs for conditions such as high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol which were untreated four years ago. Free mammograms, PSA tests and heart scans have also identified early stage health problems which, left untreated, would have become life threatening.
As an employee, Draper Health Services is my all-time favorite benefit. It saves us time as well as money–it’s close to work, so the waits are short.
I couldn’t agree more with Penny…Being that I’m based in Draper’s west coast office, I had never had the opportunity to use the clinic, until my recent visit to the corporate office. Prior to leaving CA I ended up with a sinus infection, and on my first day at the corporate office, Linda was able to schedule me a visit at the clinic. I took my lunch hour, walked down the street (so close) to the clinic, saw the doctor, and within 20 minutes was walking back to the office, with a presciption in hand!!! What a great benefit to Draper employees!