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If your
life is anything like that of the majority of working Americans today, you
are painfully aware of the havoc that unexpected illness can create. Taking
a proactive stance for personal wellness is something that few of us are
able to do in our day-to-day lives. Compounding this stressful situation,
consumers must also endure a flawed healthcare system that has failed to
keep up with changing lifestyle and healthcare needs.
Today, it
really doesn't matter whether you are a corporate executive, a single
working woman, a school teacher or a stay-at-home parent. It all starts
with the "waiting game", which has become the status quo.
Patients must:
- wait on hold when the call
into their primary care physicians' office for an appointment
- wait a day or two to get in
- wait two hours in the
reception area on appointment day
- wait for the pharmacy
across town to fill the prescription
- wait for a referral to a
specialist on the other side of town when the medicine proves
ineffective
- wait for test results from
other locations
- wait for the insurance
company to pay some "unknown" portion of the claim
It often
seems that there's nothing we can do to change the system, to make it more
efficient, convenient and cost-effective for everyone. But there is
something we can do. The solution is HealthCare Village®.
At
HealthCare Village®, not only would there by a pediatrician who would see
your child at 7:00 am, but there would be sick child daycare available
within easy walking distance of the Children's Center (The Little Village).
The staff of childcare professionals would give your child plenty of TLC
until you returned. There would be no hassles with parking, no clipboards,
doorbells or sliding glass windows, and no receptionist who gives you an attitude
when you interrupt her personal telephone call. Your child's medication
would be provided right in the doctor's office or would be waiting for
immediate pick-up at the HealthCare Village® drive-through pharmacy.
When you
visit HealthCare Village®, you notice retail shops, a fitness center and the
Village Cafe. There are people milling around and you can hear children's
laughter from the daycare play area. When you pull up to the childcare
center curb, a valet asks you if you need assistance. He directs you to a
specially designated parking area for arriving and departing moms and dads.
You can't help but marvel at the convenience and courtesy found at
HealthCare Village®.
A
neighbor drives by as you exit your car. She pulls over and tells you she
is on her way to the HealthCare Village® Healthy Kitchen for a cooking
class. Inside the childcare center, you notice a kiosk with links to
children's activities, resources and information about taking care of
children. The Village looks and feels like a place that you would come to
when you felt good, but wanted to feel even better.
The
HealthCare Village® model is designed for you -- the consumer-- and your
physician. The Village conveys a sense of well-being and peace of mind. It
has been created to smooth out the bumps and curves of the old healthcare
delivery system while streamlining prevention and wellness activities.
HealthCare Village® eliminates many of the aggravations that 89 percent of
Americans use as excuses to avoid the current healthcare system, even when
seeing a doctor is truly necessary. At HealthCare Village®, the processes
and systems work for you, rather than against you. We give you the control
over determining how your healthcare is delivered. And that's a choice that
makes sense for consumers today.
If you want to know how your support can make HealthCare Village® the overwhelming "product of choice" in your community, click here.
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