World Wide Technology and Mercy Expand Partnership to Support Employee Wellness
ST. LOUIS – Oct. 24, 2017 – World Wide Technology (WWT), a market-leading technology solution provider, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Mercy to include the management of two on-site Family Health Centers to support employees and their families. The new partnership is part of CEO Jim Kavanaugh's and Chairman Dave Steward's continued effort to make WWT a great place to work, by expanding and improving healthcare access for employees and covered dependents to a variety of free on-site services. These services range from primary care providers to prescription drug dispensing to annual flu vaccinations.
WWT opened its Family Health Centers in August 2015, in St. Louis and Edwardsville, Ill. The convenience of these on-site health centers has enabled WWT to conduct annual health screenings for more than half of its employee population, with more than 1,400 already completed in 2017. The Health Centers have already exceeded 6,000 visits in 2017, and under the guidance of new lead physician Dr. Jeffrey Atkins, WWT is anticipating giving out 1,000 flu shots this season to employees and their families.
"Today's announcement with Mercy is another step in our journey to making WWT a great place to work," said Jim Kavanaugh, CEO, WWT. "This partnership will provide our employees and their families with access to the best providers and services at no cost to them. Mercy is the perfect partner to help us make visits to our Health Centers as easy and worry-free as possible."
WWT and Mercy have worked hand-in-hand since 2015, when Mercy opened the doors to its Virtual Care Center, the world's first facility dedicated entirely to care outside its own walls. To make this possible, WWT helped build the Virtual Care Center's data center where massive amounts of patient data is processed and analyzed for predictive treatment. Additionally, WWT software development teams created a custom software application to create an easy interface for care teams and patients. The application has an evolving software infrastructure using innovation with APIs on top of Cisco technologies, which made it possible for highly sensitive two-way cameras to put doctors at the bedside, wherever that is, while sensors bring in real-time data to detect deteriorations in health.
"Mercy has been working with WWT for several years to reach more patients, in more places and provide care at the moment it's needed," said Donn Sorensen, executive vice president of operations, Mercy. "Being able to provide on-site representation of our relationship is a great next step for our partnership, as we look toward future opportunities for collaboration."
This partnership is the next step toward incorporating more virtual health options to WWT employees, their families and other communities.
About World Wide Technology
World Wide Technology (WWT) is a technology solution provider with more than $9 billion in annual revenue that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to large public and private organizations around the globe. While most companies talk about delivering business and technology outcomes, WWT does it. Based in St. Louis, WWT employs more than 4,000 people and operates over 2 million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in more than 20 facilities throughout the world. For more, visit www.wwt.com.
About Mercy
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2017 by Truven, an IBM company, serves millions annually. Mercy includes 44 acute care and specialty (heart, children's, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, more than 700 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Contacts
FleishmanHillard for WWT
Sara Steindorf, 314-982-1725, sara.steindorf@fleishman.com
For Mercy
Bethany Pope, 314-251-4472, bethany.pope@mercy.net