From preventive care to vaccinations, therapy appointments, and everything in between, staying in good health takes work. Unfortunately, that work is subject to the office hours of the providers offering the care your employees need, which likely overlaps with your business’s hours.
Your employees are the fuel that keeps your beloved small business running. You respect them and what they do, and want them to take the time they need to take care of themselves. But, in order for them to get to appointments within clinic office hours that coincide with when you need them at work, it means time off work and a natural drop in productivity as a result. It might even mean that you need to find temporary fill-in support if a serious and ongoing health issue strikes one of your employees.
But there’s an even bigger cost to your employees not getting the care they need, even if it means them taking time off work. The CDC Foundation has reported that the productivity loss that stems from illness and injury-related absenteeism costs U.S. employers a whopping $225.8 billion annually!
It’s a tough spot to be in. Reducing absenteeism due to illness means encouraging your employees to take care of their health needs, but when they do it’s a seemingly unavoidable dip in productivity for your small business. Plus, it can be a headache for employees, too. We’ve all been there—work is crazy busy and even though you really need to get to the doctor, someone needs their shift covered and you’re the one on call. It’s a tough spot to be in, to say the least.
But what if healthcare didn’t have to be that way? What if doctor appointments worked around your employees’ schedules, instead of the other way around?
Through an easy-to-use app, Galileo offers 24/7 access to medical care and expertise that’s been specifically designed to be available to your employees when they need it, based on their schedule. Whether they need to check in with a doctor before a shift, or consult a real professional in the middle of the night (instead of the internet), Galileo can be accessed anytime, anywhere.
Galileo’s team of in-house providers have national expertise and specialize in delivering culturally inclusive care. No call centers or long wait times here. Our providers can manage chronic conditions as well as treat everything from urgent to acute ailments in all 50 states in both English and Spanish.
Plus, thanks to our 24/7 patient support team, our advocates and navigators handle all of the coordination of care between primary care providers and specialists, from referrals to administrative tasks, prior authorizations, medical records and more.
Say goodbye to restrictive office hours and hello to doctor appointments that work around your employees’ schedules. Get in touch to see how Galileo offers healthcare flexibility to you and your small business.