CareHere wins Montana state deal
Ernie Clevenger's CareHere team has been chosen by Montana officials to set up a clinic for 11,000 state employees and their dependents in the Helena area. The in-state team beaten out by CareHere says it will file a "formal response."
WhiteGlove Health up and running in Middle Tennessee
Several months after announcing its intention to partner with Middle Tennessee companies, mobile primary care provider WhiteGlove Health announced today that it has begun providing services to its four "founders circle" partners.
WhiteGlove is also proud to announce that four companies -- Beaman Automotive Group; Blevins, Inc.; Hardaway Construction Group; and Simplex Healthcare -- joined its Tennessee Founders Circle, which was created to recognize early adopters of WhiteGlove's service. The Founders Circle provides incentives to Tennessee companies that joined WhiteGlove's Corporate Membership Program prior to the start of service.
"We're thrilled to now be operating in Tennessee and are very pleased to have these three companies join our Corporate Membership Program and others about to sign up," said Robert Fabbio, chief executive officer and founder of WhiteGlove Health. "Our vision has always been to offer our service nationwide, and it is exciting to be expanding into Nashville."
Texas town hires CareHere
Onsite clinic company CareHere has won a contract with the city of Denton, Texas, to operate a facility adjacent to the local hospital. Denton, which has a population of about 120,000, is doing its best to make the arrangement lucrative for Ernie Clevenger and his CareHere team: Their rent is just $1 a year.
SEE ALSO: A 2010 Nashville Medical News profile of CareHere's growth
NeighborMD opens in Hermitage
NeighborMD, the health care clinic company of former O'Charley's CEO Greg Burns, opens its first location in Hermitage, Tenn., today. The 3,500-square-foot center will be staffed by physicians and offer a range of services including treatment for illnesses, injuries, drug screenings, immunizations and more. It's the first of 14 NeighborMD centers planned fro Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. NeighborMD's team also includes COO Les Coble, CFO Peter Rossell and CMO Dr. Barry Yarbrough.Humana buying clinic venture
Locals in running for Florida clinic
Brentwood-based CareHere and a division of HCA are two of the three firms being considered to run a proposed clinic that would serve public employees in West Palm Beach. Officials expect to make their choice before the end of the year.CareHere in hunt for Texas deal
Officials in Fort Bend County near Houston are in talks with Brentwood-based CareHere about setting up an on-site health clinic for county employees and their families. Their research sheds some light on the economics of such facilities.Gubbels said in the most conservative estimate, more than half of all those insured by the county would use the employee clinic the first year as others wait and watch. Savings would start to kick in the third year after its inception. After a decade, savings could reach $500,000 a year compared to the current costs, she said.SEE ALSO: Nashville Medical News' profile of CareHere boss Ernie Clevenger from earlier this year
CareHere close to Florida deal
Ernie Clevenger's CareHere on-site clinic business is in line to win a three-year contract with Flagler County in northeast Florida, but a commissioner is asking questions about savings estimates.Here, there and getting to be everywhere
For one-in-five new CareHere patients, they haven’t seen a doctor in a decade. “That’s a huge statement,” Clevenger said. “This is not rocket science. This is just blocking and tackling. It’s removing the barriers to care.”
Clinics get the blue book
Brentwood-based Healthcarebluebook.com has inked a co-marketing agreement with Vermont onsite clinic company Marathon Health. Patients, clinicians and employees in Marathon clinics will be able to access Healthcare Blue Book's education and price transparency tools to assist in care decisions.
