Cigna’s workplace health centers and programming are providing a full-scale approach to wellbeing and patient-centered design, the company says, and ensure health in the workplace.
“By completely renovating, re-equipping and relocating our on-site health center to its premier location at the main entrance, we’re sending a message to our employees that health and wellness are front and center to Cigna’s culture,” says Cigna Director of Global Health and Wellness Jill Vaslow.
The Bloomfield-based company provides employees telehealth options and coaching, virtual reality guided meditation pods, fitness centers and jogging paths, as well as standard EKGs, biometric screenings and acute, episodic and primary care services to its workers.
“Our employees say the relationships they develop with their onsite providers are invaluable,” said Michele Paige, vice president and general manager of Cigna Onsite Health, Consumer Health Engagement at Cigna. “By extending our onsite health services through telehealth, we can engage more employees, connecting them to the care and services they need to better manage their health.”
The company’s health-forward emphasis pays off in greater employee engagement, Paige says. For example, in 2015 nine out of 10 of Cigna’s U.S. employees reported getting an annual checkup; with the new and improved clinic, Cigna is on track to improve that number for 2016.
Cigna has delivered 50 onsite clinics in 20 states and Washington, DC, with plans for continued growth, Paige added.
“Fifty years ago, our Connecticut headquarters was one of the first suburban office parks in the United States,” said Paige. “Today Cigna’s global headquarters is an innovation lab for workforce health, wellness and productivity for our clients and their employees worldwide.”
